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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-1763) ELSA-2020-2070: libreswan security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-1763) ELSA-2020-2070: libreswan security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/12/2020
Created
10/06/2022
Added
10/05/2022
Modified
10/05/2022

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)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libreswan

References

  • ELSA-2020-2070
  • CVE-2020-1763

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