CVE-2026-78127
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Summary:
Details: libcharon in strongSwan 4.1.2 through 6.0.7 has a missing release of memory after its effective lifetime in the IKE message parser.
References: https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/releases/tag/6.1.0, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/78xxx/CVE-2026-78127.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78127, https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2026/09/07/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2026-78127).html
Affected packages
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Affected ranges
Type: GIT
Events:
Introduced- 5fc278edf3795ce7eb2ff11195797f481ede0d77
Affected versions
6.1.0rc1
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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