SB2022012554 - Fedora 35 update for strongswan 



SB2022012554 - Fedora 35 update for strongswan

Published: January 25, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022012554
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) State Issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45079)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of EAP-Success messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted (early) EAP-Success message to the affected system and bypass authentication or perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.