Security update for openvpn

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0278-1
Release Date: 2025-01-28T23:46:50Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-5594 ( SUSE ): 2.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-5594 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2024-5594 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openvpn fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-5594: Fixed wrong handling of null bytes and invalid characters in control messages (bsc#1235147)

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-278=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-278=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-278=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • openvpn-dco-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-dco-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-dco-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-down-root-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-down-root-plugin-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-dco-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openvpn-dco-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-dco-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-dco-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-dco-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    • openvpn-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1

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