Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-38712: A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the Libreswan package. When an IKEv1 ISAKMP SA Informational Exchange packet contains a Delete/Notify payload followed by further Notifies that act on the ISAKMP SA, such as a duplicated Delete/Notify message, a NULL pointer dereference on the deleted state occurs. This flaw allows a malicious client or attacker to send a malformed IKEv1 Delete/Notify packet, causing a crash and restarting the libreswan pluto daemon. When sent continuously, this could lead to a denial of service attack.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libreswan | 0:3.25-4.8.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libreswan-debuginfo | 0:3.25-4.8.amzn2.0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
An issue was discovered in Libreswan 3.x and 4.x before 4.12. When an IKEv1 ISAKMP SA Informational Exchange packet con…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2023-38712.html