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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-5361) ELSA-2016-2603: libreswan security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-5361) ELSA-2016-2603: libreswan security and bug fix update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/09/2016
Modified
01/22/2018

Description

programs/pluto/ikev1.c in libreswan before 3.17 retransmits in initial-responder states, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via a spoofed UDP packet. NOTE: the original behavior complies with the IKEv1 protocol, but has a required security update from the libreswan vendor; as of 2016-06-10, it is expected that several other IKEv1 implementations will have vendor-required security updates, with separate CVE IDs assigned to each.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libreswan

References

  • ELSA-2016-2603
  • RHSA-2016:2603
  • CVE-2016-5361

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