Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2628-1
8th June, 2015
strongswan vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
strongSwan could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software description
- strongswan
– IPsec VPN solution
Details
Alexander E. Patrakov discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled
certain IKEv2 setups. A malicious server could possibly use this issue to
obtain user credentials.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.04:
-
strongswan-ike
5.1.2-0ubuntu5.2
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
strongswan-ike
5.1.2-0ubuntu3.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
strongswan-ike
5.1.2-0ubuntu2.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.