AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: libreswan Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1757947429)
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 123 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-38710 | 25 Aug 202321:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2023-38711 | 25 Aug 202321:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0039: libreswan (ALINUX3-SA-2024:0039) | 14 May 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 8 : libreswan (CESA-2023:7052) | 14 Nov 202300:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 9 : libreswan-4.12-1.el9 | 29 Feb 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: libreswan / libreswan-debuginfo / libreswan-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2023_7052) | 1 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 37 : libreswan (2023-dbc6d8a124) | 20 Aug 202300:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 38 : libreswan (2023-ddd6e6b49b) | 20 Aug 202300:00 | – | nessus | |
| CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: libreswan (CVE-2023-38710) | 3 Jul 202400:00 | – | nessus | |
| CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: libreswan (CVE-2023-38711) | 3 Jul 202400:00 | – | nessus |
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(359630);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/01");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-38710", "CVE-2023-38711");
script_xref(name:"CLSA", value:"2025:1757947429");
script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: libreswan Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1757947429)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare
ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1757947429 advisory.
- An issue was discovered in Libreswan before 4.12. When an IKEv2 Child SA REKEY packet contains an invalid
IPsec protocol ID number of 0 or 1, an error notify INVALID_SPI is sent back. The notify payload's
protocol ID is copied from the incoming packet, but the code that verifies outgoing packets fails an
assertion that the protocol ID must be ESP (2) or AH(3) and causes the pluto daemon to crash and restart.
NOTE: the earliest affected version is 3.20. (CVE-2023-38710)
- An issue was discovered in Libreswan before 4.12. When an IKEv1 Quick Mode connection configured with
ID_IPV4_ADDR or ID_IPV6_ADDR receives an IDcr payload with ID_FQDN, a NULL pointer dereference causes a
crash and restart of the pluto daemon. NOTE: the earliest affected version is 4.6. (CVE-2023-38711)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
# https://security.tuxcare.com/csaf/v2/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/advisories/2025/clsa-2025_1757947429.json
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?04377b76");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1757947429");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected libreswan package based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1757947429.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-38711");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/08/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/09/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/01");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Alma Linux Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/OS/extended-third-party", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include('rpm2.inc');
var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (empty_or_null(third_party_support) || third_party_support != 'TuxCare') exit(0, 'TuxCare support not enabled.');
if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^9.2([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 9.2', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_version);
if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);
var constraints = [
{
'release': '9',
'sp': '2',
'pkgs': [
{'reference':'libreswan-4.9-4.el9_2.tuxcare.els3', 'sp':'2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el9_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
]
}
];
var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');
var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
# Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
}
if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
}
foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
reference = NULL;
sp = NULL;
_cpu = NULL;
el_string = NULL;
rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
epoch = NULL;
allowmaj = NULL;
exists_check = NULL;
cves = NULL;
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
if (reference &&
## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
(!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
}
}
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
var tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libreswan');
}
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