Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2024-2357 |
CWE-ID | CWE-388 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system libreswan-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libreswan-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libreswan-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libreswan Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | openEuler |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU87342
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2357
CWE-ID:
CWE-388 - Error Handling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of a missing PreSharedKey when a connection is configured to use reSharedKeys (authby=secret) and the connection cannot find a matching configured secret. When such a connection is automatically added on startup sing the auto= keyword, it can cause repeated crashes leading to a denial of service.Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 22.03 LTS SP3
libreswan-help: before 4.14-1
libreswan-debugsource: before 4.14-1
libreswan-debuginfo: before 4.14-1
libreswan: before 4.14-1
External linkshttp://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-1341
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.