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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78129
strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:16.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.9.5-2ubuntu2.8"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.9.13-2ubuntu4.24.04.5"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
strongswan
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.0.4-1ubuntu3.2"}]}]
References
- advisory ubuntu.com
- report ubuntu.com
- report cve.org
- report strongswan.org