Gentoo: GLSA-201611-02 Normal: OpenVPN Threats To Encrypted Traffic
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November 1, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenVPN, the worst of which allows remote attackers to read encrypted traffic.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenVPN. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All OpenVPN users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/openvpn-2.3.12"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-6329 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6329
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-02
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenVPN: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 01, 2016
Bugs: #582902, #592070
ID: 201611-02
Topics Covered
Background
OpenVPN is a multi-platform, full-featured SSL VPN solution.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/openvpn < 2.3.12 >= 2.3.12
Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to recover plaintext from encrypted
communications.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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