USN-6488-2
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6488-2
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6488-2.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6488-2
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2023-12-14T21:21:52.379748Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T08:35:24.761045Z
- Summary
- strongswan vulnerability
- Details
-
USN-6488-1 fixed a vulnerability in strongSwan. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Florian Picca discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled certain DH public values. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / strongswan
Package
- Name
- strongswan
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/strongswan@5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8+esm4
Affected versions
5.*
5.1.2-0ubuntu6
5.1.2-0ubuntu7
5.1.2-0ubuntu8
5.3.5-1ubuntu1
5.3.5-1ubuntu2
5.3.5-1ubuntu3
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.1
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.2
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.3
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.4
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.5
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.7
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8+esm1
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8+esm2
5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8+esm3
Ecosystem specific
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Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / strongswan
Package
- Name
- strongswan
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/strongswan@5.6.2-1ubuntu2.9+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed5.6.2-1ubuntu2.9+esm1
Affected versions
5.*
5.5.1-4ubuntu2
5.5.1-4ubuntu3
5.6.1-2ubuntu1
5.6.1-2ubuntu2
5.6.1-2ubuntu3
5.6.1-2ubuntu4
5.6.2-1ubuntu2
5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2
5.6.2-1ubuntu2.3
5.6.2-1ubuntu2.4
5.6.2-1ubuntu2.5
5.6.2-1ubuntu2.6
5.6.2-1ubuntu2.7
5.6.2-1ubuntu2.8
5.6.2-1ubuntu2.9
Ecosystem specific
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