Summary
Libreswan is an implementation of IPsec and IKE for Linux. IPsec is the Internet Protocol Security and uses strong cryptography to provide both authentication and encryption services. These services allow you to build secure tunnels through untrusted networks such as virtual private network (VPN).
Security Fix(es):
* libreswan: IKEv2 Use-After-Free bug when using IKE-over-TCP (CVE-2026-94453)
* libreswan: IKEv2 pre-authentication Null Pointer deref in EAP code (CVE-2026-77206)
* libreswan: Null Pointer Dereference in PKCS#7 bundle with no CERTS (CVE-2026-77207)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | libreswan | 4.15-11.el9_8 |
Vulnerabilities 3
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High 7.5
IKEv2 pre-authentication Null Pointer Dereference in EAP code
Libreswan's IKEv2 state machine has a null pointer dereference bug in the EAP handling code for authentication. As a result of inconsistency within the IKEv2 state machine code, this bug can be triggered by any IKEv2 connection, even if EAP is not configured …
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High 7.5
Null Pointer Dereference in PKCS#7 bundle with no certificates
Libreswan has a null pointer dereference bug in the PKCS#7 handling code for IKE certificate authentication. When libreswan decodes an IKE CERT payload of type CERT_PKCS7_WRAPPED_X509, it guards the PKCS#7 blob with SEC_PKCS7ContainsCertsOrCrls() and then ite…
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High 7.5
IKEv2 Use-After-Free bug when using IKE-over-TCP
Libreswan's pluto daemon has a use-after-free vulnerability when a client connecting using IKE over TCP closes the connection and another packet (retransmit or malicious) is received for the same tuple. IKE state is retained in memory after the client closes …
References
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-77206
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-77207
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-94453
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2550254
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2550256
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2550258
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advisory
https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-89748.html