MGASA-2017-0152

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    MGASA-2017-0152

    Published: 1 Jun 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated openvpn packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that OpenVPN improperly triggered an assert when receiving an oversized control packet in some situations. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (server or client crash) (CVE-2017-7478). It was discovered that OpenVPN improperly triggered an assert when packet ids rolled over. An authenticated remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (application crash) (CVE-2017-7479).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0152.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20845, https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/ChangesInOpenvpn23, https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3284-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openvpn

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/openvpn?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.3.16-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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