SUSE-SU-2025:3855-1: important: Security update for strongswan

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# Security update for strongswan

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:3855-1  
Release Date: 2025-10-29T14:15:51Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1251941

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-62291

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-62291 ( SUSE ):  8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for strongswan fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-62291: fixed buffer overflow when handling EAP-MSCHAPv2 failure
    requests (bsc#1251941)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3855=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3855=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3855=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-3855=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2025-3855=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * strongswan-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-mysql-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-mysql-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-debugsource-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-sqlite-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-libs0-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-hmac-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-nm-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-sqlite-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-ipsec-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-nm-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * strongswan-doc-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * strongswan-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-debugsource-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-ipsec-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-libs0-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-hmac-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-ipsec-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-libs0-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * strongswan-doc-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * strongswan-debugsource-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-nm-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-nm-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 (x86_64)
    * strongswan-debugsource-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-nm-debuginfo-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2
    * strongswan-nm-5.9.12-150600.3.5.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-62291.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1251941

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