Security update for openvpn

SUSE Security Update: Security update for openvpn
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1694-1
Rating: important
References: #907764
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    A remote denial of service attack against openvpn was fixed, where a
    authenticated client cloud stop the server by triggering a server-side
    ASSERT (CVE-2014-8104),

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-120
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2014-120

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • openvpn-2.3.2-11.1
      • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.2-11.1
      • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.2-11.1
      • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.2-11.1
      • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.2-11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • openvpn-2.3.2-11.1
      • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.2-11.1
      • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.2-11.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8104.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907764