Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU83305
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41913
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the TKM-backed version of the charon IKE daemon due to a missing check for DH Public Values in charon-tkm. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package strongswan to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15: SP4
SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4
Basesystem Module: 15-SP4
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3
openSUSE Leap: 15.4
strongswan-doc: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-nm-debuginfo: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-libs0: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-sqlite-debuginfo: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-hmac: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-debugsource: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-ipsec: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-debuginfo: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-libs0-debuginfo: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-sqlite: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-mysql: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-nm: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
strongswan-mysql-debuginfo: before 5.9.11-150400.19.17.2
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234514-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.