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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201412-26
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: strongSwan: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: December 13, 2014
     Bugs: #507722, #509832
       ID: 201412-26

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Synopsis
========

Two vulnerabilities have been found in strongSwan, possibly resulting
in Denial of Service or a bypass in authentication restrictions.

Background
==========

strongSwan is an IPSec implementation for Linux.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-misc/strongswan          < 5.1.3                    >= 5.1.3

Description
===========

A NULL pointer dereference and an error in the IKEv2 implementation
have been found in strongSwan.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could create a Denial of Service condition or bypass
security restrictions.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All strongSwan users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/strongswan-5.1.3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2338
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2338
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-2891
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2891

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-26.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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