SUSE-SU-2017:2293-1: moderate: Security update for strongswan

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for strongswan
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2017:2293-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1051222 
Cross-References:   CVE-2017-11185
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for strongswan fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2017-11185: Specific RSA signatures passed to the gmp plugin for
     verification can cause a null-pointer dereference and it may lead to a
     denial of service (bsc#1051222)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-strongswan-13251=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-strongswan-13251=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      strongswan-4.4.0-6.36.3.1
      strongswan-doc-4.4.0-6.36.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      strongswan-debuginfo-4.4.0-6.36.3.1
      strongswan-debugsource-4.4.0-6.36.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11185.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1051222



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