SUSE-SU-2017:1622-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:1622-1

    Published: 20 Jun 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for openvpn

    Details: This update for openvpn fixes the following issues: - CVE-2016-6329: Show which ciphers should no longer be used in openvpn --show-ciphers (bsc#995374) - CVE-2017-7478: openvpn: Authenticated user can DoS server by using a big payload in P_CONTROL (bsc#1038709) - CVE-2017-7479: openvpn: Denial of Service due to Exhaustion of Packet-ID counter (bsc#1038711) - Hardening measures found by internal audit (bsc#1038713)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171622-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1038709, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1038711, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1038713, https://bugzilla.suse.com/995374, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6329, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7478, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7479

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openvpn

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/openvpn&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.3.8-16.14.1

    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