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Ubuntu alert USN-3397-1 (strongswan)

From:  "Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-3397-1] strongSwan vulnerability
Date:  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 09:51:13 -0300
Message-ID:  <1503319873.8991.1.camel@canonical.com>

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3397-1 August 21, 2017 strongswan vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: strongSwan could be made to crash or hang if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - strongswan: IPsec VPN solution Details: It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled verifying specific RSA signatures. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04:   libstrongswan                   5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2   strongswan                      5.5.1-1ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libstrongswan                   5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4   strongswan                      5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libstrongswan                   5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7   strongswan                      5.1.2-0ubuntu2.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References:   https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3397-1   CVE-2017-11185 Package Information:   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.5.1-1ub...   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.3.5-1ub...   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/strongswan/5.1.2-0ub... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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