USN-6484-1

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    USN-6484-1

    Published: 16 Nov 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: openvpn vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled the --fragment option in certain configurations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenVPN to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-46849) It was discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN to crash, obtain sensitive information, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-46850)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6484-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46849, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46850

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openvpn

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=mantic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.6.5-0ubuntu1.1

    Affected versions

    2.6.1-1ubuntu1
    2.6.3-1ubuntu1
    2.6.3-2ubuntu1
    2.6.5-0ubuntu1

    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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