SUSE-SU-2017:2838-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172838-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:2838-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2017:2838-1
Related
Published
2017-10-24T09:59:40Z
Modified
2017-10-24T09:59:40Z
Summary
Security update for openvpn
Details

This update for openvpn fixes the following security issues:

  • CVE-2017-12166: OpenVPN was vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability when key-method 1 is used, possibly resulting in code execution. (bsc#1060877).
  • CVE-2016-6329: Now show which ciphers should no longer be used in openvpn --show-ciphers to avoid the SWEET32 attack (bsc#995374)
  • CVE-2017-7478: OpenVPN was vulnerable to unauthenticated Denial of Service of server via received large control packet. (bsc#1038709)
  • CVE-2017-7479: OpenVPN was vulnerable to reachable assertion when packet-ID counter rolls over resulting into Denial of Service of server by authenticated attacker. (bsc#1038711)
  • Some other hardening fixes have also been applied (bsc#1038713)
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.9-143.47.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "openvpn": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1",
            "openvpn-auth-pam-plugin": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.9-143.47.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "openvpn": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1",
            "openvpn-auth-pam-plugin": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.9-143.47.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "openvpn": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1",
            "openvpn-auth-pam-plugin": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.9-143.47.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "openvpn": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1",
            "openvpn-auth-pam-plugin": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
purl:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.9-143.47.3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "openvpn": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1",
            "openvpn-auth-pam-plugin": "2.0.9-143.47.3.1"
        }
    ]
}