SB2018052515 - Fedora 28 update for strongswan
Published: May 25, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018052515
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5388)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer underflow stroke_socket.c while improper checking of packet length. A local attacker can submit specially crafted packets, trigger resource exhaustion and cause the service to crash while reading from the socket.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.