Race condition in the libreswan.spec files for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Fedora…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-362Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Race condition in the libreswan.spec files for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Fedora packages in libreswan 3.6 has unspecified impact and attack vectors, involving the /var/tmp/libreswan-nss-pwd temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01627 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libreswan:libreswan:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | The Libreswan Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:libreswan:libreswan:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·The Libreswan Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-7283
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gf3q-3q8v-qphc
References
More The Libreswan Project Libreswan vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09114 Libreswan 4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assert failure and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-02152 Uncontrolled resource consumption in libreswan CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-37395 IKEv2 Denial of Service via RSA-SHA1 (PKCS#1 RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5) authentication payload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-37394 IKEv1 Denial of Service via RSA-SHA1 (PKCS#1 Version 1.5 Encrypted) authentication payload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-14401 pluto in Libreswan before 4.11 allows a denial of service (responder SPI mishandling and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-10657 IKEv2 Denial of Service via malformed fragmentation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2013-7283 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-7283 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gf3q-3q8v-qphc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-7283 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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