SUSE · security update for libreswan
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade SUSE to 9.9999 or 8.6.9999 when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 61% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.9999, 8.6.9999
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Apr 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade SUSE to 9.9999 or 8.6.9999.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| SUSE Product Security Team SUSE | Affected
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released security updates that fix this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions should apply the provided updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:2082. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patches.
Description
A vulnerability in libreswan, an IPsec and IKE implementation for Linux, can cause the application to crash if a PreSharedKey is missing for a connection. This issue is tracked as CVE-2024-2357 and has been rated with moderate severity by Red Hat. The vulnerability affects various Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 and 9.x versions. Red Hat has released security updates to address this issue.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2082 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2268952 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2024/rhsa-2024_2082.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2565 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2024/rhsa-2024_2565.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2024_2565.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2357/ (opens in a new tab)