In strongSwan before 6.0.7, identity parsing/cloning is mishandled. Parsed EAP-Identities that result in an empty but non-NULL encoding are not correctly cloned and trigger a double-free once the duplicates are destroyed.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-6330-1 | strongswan security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8407-1 | strongSwan vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Double‑Free Vulnerability in Identity Parsing of StrongSwan EAP-Identity |
Sat, 22 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In strongSwan before 6.0.7, identity parsing/cloning is mishandled. Parsed EAP-Identities that result in an empty but non-NULL encoding are not correctly cloned and trigger a double-free once the duplicates are destroyed. | |
| First Time appeared |
Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-415 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan |
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| References |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Projects
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-22T22:01:26.298Z
Reserved: 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2026-47895
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-22T22:16:28.153
Modified: 2026-08-22T22:16:28.153
Link: CVE-2026-47895
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-22T23:30:07Z
Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN