Security readout for executives and security teams
This issue can let a remote attacker crash Libreswan 3.6 by sending a malformed IKE packet. The practical business impact is VPN or IPsec tunnel disruption, not data theft based on the provided sources. Exposure matters most where Libreswan IKE services are reachable from untrusted networks. Likely exposed assets are systems running Libreswan 3.6 with IKE/IPsec reachable by external or untrusted hosts. The bundle cites Libreswan and Fedora advisories but does not provide a complete product matrix, supported branches, or CPE data. Treat this as a targeted availability risk for older VPN infrastructure. Prioritize remediation if Libreswan 3.6 supports business-critical tunnels or is internet-reachable. It is lower urgency than a confirmed code-execution flaw, but outages could affect remote access or site connectivity. Mitigation focus: Identify and upgrade any Libreswan 3.6 deployments using vendor or distribution guidance.; Review the Libreswan 3.7 announcement and CVE advisory for fixed-version guidance.; Apply relevant Fedora package updates where Fedora advisories match deployed systems..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [Swan-announce] 20131211 Libreswan 3.7 releasedCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2013-4564/CVE-2013-4564.txt.ascCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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