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GLSA-201811-16 : strongSwan: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 119161

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201811-16 (strongSwan: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in strongSwan. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition or impersonate a user.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All strongSwan users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-vpn/strongswan-5.7.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 119161

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201811-16.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 11/27/2018

Updated: 7/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16152

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:strongswan, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/26/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10811, CVE-2018-16151, CVE-2018-16152, CVE-2018-17540, CVE-2018-5388, CVE-2018-6459

GLSA: 201811-16