SUSE Security Update: Security update for openvpn
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:1694-1
Rating:             important
References:         #907764 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-8104
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:


   A remote denial of service attack against openvpn was fixed, where a
   authenticated client cloud stop the server by triggering a server-side
   ASSERT (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 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2014-120

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2014-120

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      openvpn-2.3.2-11.1
      openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.2-11.1
      openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.2-11.1
      openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.2-11.1
      openvpn-debugsource-2.3.2-11.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      openvpn-2.3.2-11.1
      openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.2-11.1
      openvpn-debugsource-2.3.2-11.1


References:

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