SUSE Security Update: Security update for openconnect
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2020:1264-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1142093 #1170452 
Cross-References:   CVE-2020-12105
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for openconnect fixes the following issue:

   Security issue fixed:

   - CVE-2020-12105: Fixed the improper handling of negative return values
     from X509_check_ function calls that might have allowed MITM attacks
     (bsc#1170452).

   Non-security issue fixed:

   - This is a rebuild to have a higher version than openconnect on
     Packagehub, to avoid having a vpnc dependency. (bsc#1142093)
   - A vpnc-script is included in this openconnect package.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2020-1264=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP4-2020-1264=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5 (x86_64):

      openconnect-7.08-3.9.1
      openconnect-debuginfo-7.08-3.9.1
      openconnect-debugsource-7.08-3.9.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5 (noarch):

      openconnect-lang-7.08-3.9.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4 (noarch):

      openconnect-lang-7.08-3.9.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4 (x86_64):

      openconnect-7.08-3.9.1
      openconnect-debuginfo-7.08-3.9.1
      openconnect-debugsource-7.08-3.9.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12105.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142093
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1170452

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SUSE: 2020:1264-1 moderate: openconnect

May 13, 2020
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available

Summary

This update for openconnect fixes the following issue: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2020-12105: Fixed the improper handling of negative return values from X509_check_ function calls that might have allowed MITM attacks (bsc#1170452). Non-security issue fixed: - This is a rebuild to have a higher version than openconnect on Packagehub, to avoid having a vpnc dependency. (bsc#1142093) - A vpnc-script is included in this openconnect package. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP5-2020-1264=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP4-2020-1264=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extensi...

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References

#1142093 #1170452

Cross- CVE-2020-12105

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12105.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142093

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1170452

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:1264-1
Rating: moderate

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