SB2023110789 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for libreswan
Published: November 7, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38710)
CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when processing IKEv2 REKEY packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38711)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing IKEv1 Quick Mode packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38712)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing IKEv1 ISAKMP SA packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.