PT-2026-113535 · Libreswan · Libreswan

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CVE-2026-77205

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Published

2026-10-13

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Updated

2026-10-13

CVSS v3.1

3.7

Low

VectorAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Libreswan in FIPS mode has a vulnerability where badly formed received certificates are rejected, but not deleted from the NSS cache. As a result, any real certificates with the same serial number are rejected as well. This can be abused to lock out legitimate peers from connecting. The add decoded cert() function missed a call to CERT DestroyCertificate() due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2026-14957. Sending bogus certificates with new serial numbers could prevent the real certificates with those serial numbers from connecting until the service has restarted.

Fix

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-77205

Affected Products

Libreswan