# Security update for openvpn

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0278-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-28T23:46:50Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1235147

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-5594

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-5594 ( SUSE ):  2.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-5594 ( SUSE ):  5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2024-5594 ( NVD ):  9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

  
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-2024-5594: Fixed wrong handling of null bytes and invalid characters in
    control messages (bsc#1235147)

## 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-2025-278=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-278=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-278=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * openvpn-dco-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-dco-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-dco-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-down-root-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-down-root-plugin-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-dco-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * openvpn-dco-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-dco-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-dco-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-dco-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1
    * openvpn-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5594.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235147