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Gentoo GLSA 201311-13 Normal: OpenVPN Risks and Mitigation

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Calendar Grey November 20, 2013
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Several security flaws in OpenVPN permit unauthorized access to encrypted data, impacting Gentoo users significantly. Update advised.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenVPN, allowing remote attackers to read encrypted traffic.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenVPN. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo OpenVPN normal severity encrypted traffic

Resolution

All OpenVPN users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/openvpn-2.3.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2009-3555 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3555 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-2061 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2061

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201311-13
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: OpenVPN: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 20, 2013
Bugs: #293894, #468756
ID: 201311-13

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo OpenVPN normal severity encrypted traffic

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenVPN, allowing remote attackers to read encrypted traffic.

Background

OpenVPN is a multi-platform, full-featured SSL VPN solution.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/openvpn < 2.3.1 >= 2.3.1

Impact

===== A remote attacker may be able to recover plaintext from an encrypted communication. Another vulnerability could allow remote attacker perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.