RHSA-2011:1422Medium

Red Hat Security Advisory: openswan security update

Published
November 2, 2011
Last Modified
June 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2011-4073 →

📋 Description

CVE-2011-4073 — openswan: use-after-free vulnerability leads to DoS

🎯 Affected products45

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • openswan-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • openswan-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • openswan-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • openswan-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • openswan-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • openswan-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • openswan-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • openswan-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • openswan-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.21-5.el5_7.6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • openswan-debuginfo-0:2.6.32-4.el6_1.4.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
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✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

🔗 References (4)