SB2022012781 - SUSE update for strongswan
Published: January 27, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022012781
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) State Issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45079)
CWE-ID: CWE-371 - State Issues
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of EAP-Success messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted (early) EAP-Success message to the affected system and bypass authentication or perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.