CVE-2026-77205

Public on 2026-10-13
Modified on 2026-10-16
Description
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.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core NetworkManager-libreswan Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libreswan Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 libreswan Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview libreswan Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L