CVE-2018-5388

charon-cmd: In stroke_socket.c in strongSwan before 5.6.3, a missing packet length check could allow a buffer underflow, which ma...

CVE-2018-5388 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by charon-cmd 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2, released September 24, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0392
90th percentile

In stroke_socket.c in strongSwan before 5.6.3, a missing packet length check could allow a buffer underflow, which may lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service while reading from the socket.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
charon-cmd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 charon-cmd 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
charon-systemd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 charon-systemd 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
libcharon-extra-plugins · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 libcharon-extra-plugins 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
libcharon-standard-plugins · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 libcharon-standard-plugins 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
libstrongswan · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 libstrongswan 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
libstrongswan-extra-plugins · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 libstrongswan-extra-plugins 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
libstrongswan-standard-plugins · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 libstrongswan-standard-plugins 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-charon · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-charon 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-libcharon · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-libcharon 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-nm · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-nm 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-pki · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-pki 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-scepclient · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-scepclient 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-starter · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-starter 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-swanctl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-swanctl 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-tnc-base · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-tnc-base 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-tnc-client · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-tnc-client 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-tnc-ifmap · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-tnc-ifmap 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-tnc-pdp · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-tnc-pdp 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018
strongswan-tnc-server · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 strongswan-tnc-server 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2 Sep 24, 2018

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