SUSE Security Update: Security update for OpenVPN
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1605-1
Rating:             important
References:         #895882 #907764 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-8104
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:


   This update fixes a critical denial of service vulnerability in OpenVPN:

       * CVE-2014-8104: Critical denial of service vulnerability in OpenVPN
         servers that can be triggered by authenticated attackers.

   Also an incompatibility with OpenVPN and OpenSSL in FIPS mode has been
   fixed. (bnc#895882)

   Security Issues:

       * CVE-2014-8104
         


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 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-openvpn-10061

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-openvpn-10061

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-openvpn-10061

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      openvpn-2.0.9-143.44.1
      openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.0.9-143.44.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      openvpn-2.0.9-143.44.1
      openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.0.9-143.44.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      openvpn-2.0.9-143.44.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8104.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895882
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907764
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:1605-1: important: OpenVPN

December 9, 2014
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is ...

Summary

This update fixes a critical denial of service vulnerability in OpenVPN: * CVE-2014-8104: Critical denial of service vulnerability in OpenVPN servers that can be triggered by authenticated attackers. Also an incompatibility with OpenVPN and OpenSSL in FIPS mode has been fixed. (bnc#895882) Security Issues: * CVE-2014-8104 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 11 SP3 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp3-openvpn-10061 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch slessp3-openvpn-10061 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sledsp3-openvpn-10061 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64): openvpn-2.0.9-143.44.1 openvp...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#895882 #907764

Cross- CVE-2014-8104

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8104.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895882

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907764

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1605-1
Rating: important

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