CVE-2009-2185 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2009-2185: The ASN.1 parser (pluto/asn1.c, libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.c, libstrongswan/asn1/asn1_parser.c) in (a) strongSwan 2.8 before 2.8.10, 4.2 before 4.2.16, and 4.3 before 4.3.2; and (b) openSwan 2.6 before 2.6.22 and 2.4 before 2.4.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon c

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2009-2185 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

strongswan→ fixed in4.2.14-1.2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y strongswan
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

strongswan→ fixed in4.2.14-1.2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y strongswan
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

strongswan→ fixed in4.2.14-1.2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y strongswan
```

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