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Posted on 23 March 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6176-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
March 23, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : strongswan
CVE ID : CVE-2026-25075
Kazuma Matsumoto discovered an integer overflow bug in the EAP-TTLS plugin of
strongSwan, an IKE/IPsec suite.
The EAP-TTLS plugin doesn't check the length field in the header of
attribute-value pairs (AVPs) tunneled in EAP-TTLS, which can cause an integer
underflow that may lead to a crash. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit
this for a DoS attack by sending a crafted message.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 5.9.8-5+deb12u3.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 6.0.1-6+deb13u4.
We recommend that you upgrade your strongswan packages.
For the detailed security status of strongswan please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/strongswan
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
