Security update for openvpn

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1577-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-7544 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-7544 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2020-11810 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2020-11810 ( NVD ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2020-15078 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2020-15078 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openvpn fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-15078: Fixed authentication bypass with deferred authentication (bsc#1185279).
  • CVE-2020-11810: Fixed race condition between allocating peer-id and initializing data channel key (bsc#1169925).
  • CVE-2018-7544: Fixed cross-protocol scripting issue that was discovered in the management interface (bsc#1085803).

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-1577=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-1577=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-devel-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-2.4.3-5.7.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-devel-2.4.3-5.7.1
    • openvpn-2.4.3-5.7.1

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