Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 758
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 758

Debian 8: DLA-2212-1 Critical: OpenConnect Buffer Overflow

debian lts
Calendar Grey May 16, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
A security patch for OpenConnect fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability, potentially preventing denial of service incidents. Details on updates for Debian 8 are now available
OpenConnect, a VPN software, had a buffer overflow, causing a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact, via crafted certificate data to get_cert_n...
Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Debian application crash openconnect

Summary

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
6.00-2+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your openconnect packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

--

mike gabriel aka sunweaver (Debian Developer)
fon: +49 (1520) 1976 148

GnuPG Fingerprint: 9BFB AEE8 6C0A A5FF BF22 0782 9AF4 6B30 2577 1B31
mail: sunweaver@debian.org, https://sunweavers.net/



Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

<pre><font face="Courier">Package: openconnect
Version: 6.00-2+deb8u2
CVE ID: CVE-2020-12823
Debian Bug: 960620

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Debian application crash openconnect

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here