# ALSA-2024:1998: libreswan security update

ALSA-2024:1998, released April 23, 2024, fixes 1 CVE in libreswan (version 4.12-2.el8_9.2.alma.1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2024-1998
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Apr 23, 2024
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2024-2357)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2024:1998

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libreswan](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libreswan.md) | almalinux 8 | 4.12-2.el8_9.2.alma.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2024-2357](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-2357.md) | Routine | libreswan: Libreswan is an implementation of IPsec and IKE for Linux | 6.5 | 0.0095 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo