# DSA-6041-1: strongswan security update

DSA-6041-1, released October 27, 2025, fixes 1 CVE in strongswan. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/dsa-6041-1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Oct 27, 2025
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-62291, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-62291

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [strongswan](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/strongswan.md) | Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 5.9.8-5+deb12u2 |
| [strongswan](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/strongswan.md) | Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.0.1-6+deb13u2 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-62291](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-62291.md) | High | In the eap-mschapv2 plugin (client-side) in strongSwan before 6.0.3, a malicious EAP-MSCHAPv2 server can send a crafted message of size 6 through 8, and cause an integer underflow that potentially results in a heap-based buffer overflow. | 8.1 | 0.0098 |  |

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