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High USN-5651-2 1 CVE

strongswan vulnerability

Published Oct 3, 2022 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

USN-5651-1 fixed a vulnerability in strongSwan. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Lahav Schlesinger discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled certain OCSP URIs and
and CRL distribution points (CDP) in certificates. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to initiate IKE_SAs and send crafted certificates
that contain URIs pointing to servers under their control, which can lead
to a denial-of-service attack.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS strongswan 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.11+esm3
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS strongswan 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8+esm3

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-40617