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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201411-07
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Severity: Normal
Title: Openswan: Denial of Service
Date: November 23, 2014
Bugs: #499870
ID: 201411-07
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Synopsis
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A NULL pointer dereference in Openswan may allow remote attackers to
cause Denial of Service.
Background
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Openswan is an implementation of IPsec for Linux.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/openswan <= 2.6.39-r1 Vulnerable!
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
to another package if one is available or wait for the
existing packages to be marked stable by their
architecture maintainers.
Description
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A NULL pointer dereference has been found in Openswan.
Impact
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A remote attacker could create a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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Gentoo has discontinued support for Openswan. We recommend that users
unmerge Openswan:
# emerge --unmerge "net-misc/openswan"
NOTE: The Gentoo developer(s) maintaining Openswan have discontinued
support at this time. It may be possible that a new Gentoo developer
will update Openswan at a later date. Alternatives packages such as
Libreswan and strongSwan are currently available in Gentoo Portage.
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-6466
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6466
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201411-07.xml
Concerns?
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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
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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
