Security update for openvpn

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1508-1
Release Date: 2025-05-07T14:02:58Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-2704 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-2704 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-2704 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for openvpn fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-2704: Fixed remote DoS due to possible ASSERT() on OpenVPN servers using --tls-crypt-v2 (bsc#1240392)

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1508=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1508=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1508=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-down-root-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-dco-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-dco-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-dco-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-dco-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-down-root-plugin-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • openvpn-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-dco-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-dco-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-dco-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-dco-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1
    • openvpn-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1

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