| Name | CVE-2023-41913 |
| Description | strongSwan before 5.9.12 has a buffer overflow and possible unauthenticated remote code execution via a DH public value that exceeds the internal buffer in charon-tkm's DH proxy. The earliest affected version is 5.3.0. An attack can occur via a crafted IKE_SA_INIT message. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3663-1, DSA-5560-1, ELA-1012-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 5.2.1-6+deb8u11 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 5.5.1-4+deb9u6 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 5.5.1-4+deb9u7 | vulnerable | |
| buster | 5.7.2-1+deb10u2 | vulnerable | |
| buster (security) | 5.7.2-1+deb10u4 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 5.9.1-1+deb11u4 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 5.9.8-5+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 5.9.13-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | source | jessie | 5.2.1-6+deb8u11 | ELA-1012-1 | ||
| strongswan | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| strongswan | source | buster | 5.7.2-1+deb10u4 | DLA-3663-1 | ||
| strongswan | source | bullseye | 5.9.1-1+deb11u4 | DSA-5560-1 | ||
| strongswan | source | bookworm | 5.9.8-5+deb12u1 | DSA-5560-1 | ||
| strongswan | source | (unstable) | 5.9.12-1 |
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2023/11/20/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2023-41913).html
Patches: https://download.strongswan.org/security/CVE-2023-41913/