USN-6860-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6860-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6860-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6860-1
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Published
2024-07-02T13:44:50.436155Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:37:34Z
Summary
openvpn vulnerabilities
Details

Reynir Björnsson discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled terminating client connections. A remote authenticated client could possibly use this issue to keep the connection active, bypassing certain security policies. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-28882)

Reynir Björnsson discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled certain control channel messages with nonprintable characters. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenVPN to consume resources, or fill up log files with garbage, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-5594)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvpn@2.4.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.7-1ubuntu2
2.4.7-1ubuntu2.20.04.2
2.4.7-1ubuntu2.20.04.3
2.4.7-1ubuntu2.20.04.4
2.4.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "openvpn",
            "binary_version": "2.4.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2024-5594"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvpn@2.5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.3?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.1-3ubuntu1
2.5.1-3ubuntu2
2.5.1-3ubuntu4
2.5.1-3ubuntu5
2.5.5-1ubuntu1
2.5.5-1ubuntu3
2.5.5-1ubuntu3.1
2.5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "openvpn",
            "binary_version": "2.5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2024-5594"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / openvpn

Package

Name
openvpn
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvpn@2.6.9-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.9-1ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.6.5-0ubuntu1
2.6.7-1ubuntu1
2.6.9-1ubuntu2
2.6.9-1ubuntu3
2.6.9-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "openvpn",
            "binary_version": "2.6.9-1ubuntu4.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2024-5594"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2024-28882"
        }
    ]
}