CVE-2019-10155: Low severity libreswan vulnerability

Published May 27, 2019
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Updated

The Libreswan Project has found a vulnerability in the processing of IKEv1 informational exchange packets which are encrypted and integrity protected using the established IKE SA encryption and integrity keys, but as a receiver, the integrity check value was not verified.

Bugzilla issue:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showbug.cgi?id=1713512

Other sources

The Libreswan Project has found a vulnerability in the processing of IKEv1 informational exchange packets which are encrypted and integrity protected using the established IKE SA encryption and integrity keys, but as a receiver, the integrity check value was not verified. This issue affects versions before 3.29.

MITRE

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/libreswan<3.29
3.29
libreswan Libreswan<3.29
strongSwan Strongswan<5.0.0
Xelerance Openswan
Fedoraproject Fedora=29
Fedoraproject Fedora=30
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0

Event History

Jun 12, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:51 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:51 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Libreswan vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this Libreswan vulnerability is CVE-2019-10155.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2019-10155?

The severity level of CVE-2019-10155 is low with a severity value of 3.1.

3

How does CVE-2019-10155 affect the Libreswan software?

CVE-2019-10155 affects Libreswan versions up to 3.29 by not verifying the integrity check value of IKEv1 informational exchange packets.

4

What is the official reference for CVE-2019-10155?

The official references for CVE-2019-10155 are: [Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2019:3391](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3391), [Red Hat Bugzilla CVE-2019-10155](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10155), and [Libreswan Security Page for CVE-2019-10155](https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2019-10155/).

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-10155?

To fix CVE-2019-10155, update Libreswan software to version 3.29 or above.

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