Security update for openvpn

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1888-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-9336 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-9336 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openvpn fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2018-9336: Fix potential double-free() in Interactive Service could lead to denial of service (bsc#1090839).

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
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-1284=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.4.3-5.3.19
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.4.3-5.3.19
    • openvpn-2.4.3-5.3.19
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.4.3-5.3.19
    • openvpn-devel-2.4.3-5.3.19
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.4.3-5.3.19

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