SB2025102848 - SUSE update for strongswan



SB2025102848 - SUSE update for strongswan

Published: October 28, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025102848
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-62291)

CWE-ID: CWE-191 - Integer underflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the eap-mschapv2 plugin when handling failure requests. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious server, trigger an integer underflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.




Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.