Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libreswan package, versions <0:3.29-7.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-LIBRESWAN-3756427
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 May 2020

Introduced: 11 May 2020

CVE-2020-1763  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 libreswan to version 0:3.29-7.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:2070.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libreswan package and not the libreswan package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds buffer read flaw was found in the pluto daemon of libreswan from versions 3.27 till 3.31 where, an unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash libreswan by sending specially-crafted IKEv1 Informational Exchange packets. The daemon respawns after the crash.

CVSS Scores

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