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.
History

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Title Memory Leak in StrongSwan's IKE Message Parser

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Description 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.
First Time appeared Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-09-11T01:37:05.572Z

Updated: 2026-09-11T17:22:42.244Z

Reserved: 2026-08-22T23:29:27.183Z

Link: CVE-2026-78127

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-11T02:18:34.063

Modified: 2026-09-11T18:16:57.883

Link: CVE-2026-78127

cve-icon Redhat

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