Recommended update for openvpn

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1239-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openvpn provides the following fixes:

  • Perform deferred authentication in the background to not cause processing delays when the underlying PAM mechanism (e.g. LDAP) needs longer to respond. (bsc#959511)
  • Use FIPS approved cipher in our sample configuration file. (bsc#988522)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-739=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-739=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-739=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-739=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-739=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-739=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-739=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-739=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • openvpn-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • openvpn-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.11.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.11.1

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