Openswan: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

Openswan: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code A vulnerability in Openswan could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service. openswan 2014-01-18 2014-01-18 483204 remote 2.6.39 2.6.39

Openswan is an implementation of IPsec for Linux.

A buffer overflow flaw has been discovered in Openswan when using Opportunistic Encryption.

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted DNS TXT record, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Openswan users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/openswan-2.6.39"

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