USN-7340-1

It was discovered that OpenVPN did not perform proper input validation when generating a TLS key under certain configuration, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-12166)

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:Pro:14.04:LTS / openvpn

Package

Name: openvpn
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvpn@2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2+esm2

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.2-4ubuntu1

2.3.2-5ubuntu1

2.3.2-7ubuntu1

2.3.2-7ubuntu2

2.3.2-7ubuntu3

2.3.2-7ubuntu3.1

2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2

2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "openvpn"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04: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:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-12166"
        },
        {
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7340-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / openvpn

Package

Name: openvpn
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvpn@2.3.10-1ubuntu2.2+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.3.10-1ubuntu2.2+esm2

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.7-1ubuntu1

2.3.7-2ubuntu1

2.3.8-1ubuntu1

2.3.10-1ubuntu1

2.3.10-1ubuntu2

2.3.10-1ubuntu2.1

2.3.10-1ubuntu2.2

2.3.10-1ubuntu2.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.10-1ubuntu2.2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "openvpn"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04: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:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-12166"
        },
        {
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7340-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / openvpn

Package

Name: openvpn
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvpn@2.4.4-2ubuntu1.7+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.4.4-2ubuntu1.7+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.3-4ubuntu1

2.4.4-1ubuntu1

2.4.4-2ubuntu1

2.4.4-2ubuntu1.1

2.4.4-2ubuntu1.2

2.4.4-2ubuntu1.3

2.4.4-2ubuntu1.5

2.4.4-2ubuntu1.6

2.4.4-2ubuntu1.7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.4-2ubuntu1.7+esm1",
            "binary_name": "openvpn"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04: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"
        }
    ]
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7340-1.json"