CVE-2023-26463

NameCVE-2023-26463
DescriptionstrongSwan 5.9.8 and 5.9.9 potentially allows remote code execution because it uses a variable named "public" for two different purposes within the same function. There is initially incorrect access control, later followed by an expired pointer dereference. One attack vector is sending an untrusted client certificate during EAP-TLS. A server is affected only if it loads plugins that implement TLS-based EAP methods (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP, or EAP-TNC). This is fixed in 5.9.10.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
strongswan (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye5.9.1-1+deb11u4fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)5.9.8-5+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie5.9.13-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
strongswansourcebuster(not affected)
strongswansourcebullseye(not affected)
strongswansource(unstable)5.9.8-4

Notes

[bullseye] - strongswan <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[buster] - strongswan <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2023/03/02/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2023-26463).html
Introduced by: https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/commit/63fd718915b5d246dcc5560382db0c30de309040 (5.9.8dr1)

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