Security update for openvpn

SUSE Security Update: Security update for openvpn
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1622-1
Rating: important
References: #1038709 #1038711 #1038713 #995374
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2

  • An update that solves three vulnerabilities and has one errata is now available.

    Description:

    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)

    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 for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-998=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-998=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-998=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64):
      • openvpn-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.14.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64):
      • openvpn-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.14.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 (x86_64):
      • openvpn-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.14.1
      • openvpn-debugsource-2.3.8-16.14.1

    References: