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ELSA-2012-0312 Low: Oracle Linux initscripts security and bug fix update

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ELSA-2012-0312 Low: Oracle Linux initscripts security and bug fix update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/07/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/23/2012
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

The default IPSec ifup script in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 through 5 configures racoon to use aggressive IKE mode instead of main IKE mode, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force attacks by sniffing an unencrypted preshared key (PSK) hash.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-initscripts

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