Linux · Security advisory · October 27, 2025

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.

High
CVEs closed
1
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0098
62nd percentile

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
strongswanDebian 12.15 (bookworm)5.9.8-5+deb12u2
strongswanDebian 13.5 (trixie)6.0.1-6+deb13u2

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2025-62291 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 None reported
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