USN-8789-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities

USN-8789-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Mon, 09/21/2026 - 16:33
It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled PKCS#7 containers in the openssl plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-78123) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled memory when enumerating certificates in PKCS#7 containers in the openssl plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-78124) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled AKA-Synchronization-Failure messages in the eap-aka plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-78126) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled memory when stringifying IKE messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-78127) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled PKCS#5 decryption. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause strongSwan to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-78129) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled attribute certificates in the x509 plugin when the issuer name was missing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-78130) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled memory when parsing attribute certificates in the x509 plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-78131) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled attribute certificates containing ietfAttrSyntax values in the x509 plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause strongSwan to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-78132) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled IKEv2 rekeying collisions with multi-key exchange. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-78133) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly validated inner EAP method authentication details in the eap-ttls and eap-peap plugins. An authenticated user could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. (CVE-2026-78134) It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled CREATE_CHILD_SA requests on unestablished IKE_SAs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. (CVE-2026-78135)

About

Kenya Education Network CERT(KENET-CERT) is a Cybersecurity Emergency Response Team and Co-ordination Center operated by the National Research and Education Network of Kenya. KENET-CERT coordination center promotes awareness on cybersecurity incidences as well as coordinates and assists member institutions in responding effectively to cyber security threats and incidences. KENET-CERT works closely with Kenya's National CIRT coordination center (CIRT/CC) as a sector CIRT for the academic institutions. KENET promotes use of ICT in Teaching, Learning and Research in Higher Education Institutions in Kenya. KENET aims to interconnect all the Universities, Tertiary and Research Institutions in Kenya by setting up a cost effective and sustainable private network with high speed access to the global Internet. KENET also facilitates electronic communication among students and faculties in member institutions, share learning and teaching resources by collaboration in Research and Development of Educational content.