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.
Published: 2026-08-22
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6330-1 strongswan security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8407-1 strongSwan vulnerability
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
Weaknesses CWE-415
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Strongswan Strongswan
cve-icon MITRE

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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Updated: 2026-08-22T23:30:07Z

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