==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6860-1
July 02, 2024<\/p>\n
openvpn vulnerabilities
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 23.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Several security issues were fixed in OpenVPN.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– openvpn: virtual private network software<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
Reynir Bj\u00f6rnsson discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled terminating
client connections. A remote authenticated client could possibly use this
issue to keep the connection active, bypassing certain security policies.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-28882)<\/p>\n
Reynir Bj\u00f6rnsson discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled certain
control channel messages with nonprintable characters. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause OpenVPN to consume resources, or
fill up log files with garbage, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-5594)<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
openvpn 2.6.9-1ubuntu4.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 23.10
openvpn 2.6.5-0ubuntu1.2<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
openvpn 2.5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.3<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
openvpn 2.4.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.2<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-6860-1
CVE-2024-28882, CVE-2024-5594<\/p>\n
Package Information:
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/openvpn\/2.6.9-1ubuntu4.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/openvpn\/2.6.5-0ubuntu1.2
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/openvpn\/2.5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/openvpn\/2.4.12-0ubuntu0.20.04.2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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