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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-1763: Important: libreswan security update (CESA-2020:2070)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-1763: Important: libreswan security update (CESA-2020:2070)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/12/2020
Created
05/14/2020
Added
05/13/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

An out-of-bounds buffer read flaw was found in the pluto daemon of libreswan from versions 3.27 till 3.31 where, an unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash libreswan by sending specially-crafted IKEv1 Informational Exchange packets. The daemon respawns after the crash.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-libreswan
  • centos-upgrade-libreswan-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libreswan-debugsource

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