Debian Security Update DSA-6176-1 strongswan - security update

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Kazuma Matsumoto discovered an integer overflow bug in the EAP-TTLS plugin of strongSwan, an IKE/IPsec suite.
The EAP-TTLS plugin doesn't check the length field in the header of attribute-value pairs (AVPs) tunneled in EAP-TTLS, which can cause an integer underflow that may lead to a crash. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this for a DoS attack by sending a crafted message.
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6176-1

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