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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202507-04
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Severity: Normal
Title: strongSwan: Buffer Overflow
Date: July 08, 2025
Bugs: #920105
ID: 202507-04
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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow has been discovered in strongSwan, which can lead to
remote code execution.
Background
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strongSwan is an IPSec implementation for Linux.
Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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net-vpn/strongswan < 5.9.13 >= 5.9.13
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in strongSwan. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A vulnerability in charon-tkm related to processing DH public values was
discovered in strongSwan that can result in a buffer overflow and
potentially remote code execution.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All strongSwan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-vpn/strongswan-5.9.13"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-41913
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41913
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202507-04
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2025 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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