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openSUSE: 2025:1131-1 important: openvpn control message fix

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Calendar Grey April 3, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A significant improvement upgrades the security of openvpn by addressing crucial message processing flaws. Apply the update without delay.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for openvpn fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2024-5594: Fixed incorrect handling of null bytes and invalid characters

in control messages (bsc#1235147)

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity SUSE openvpn important update control message

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1131=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-1131=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-1131=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-1131=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-1131=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-1131=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-1131=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* openvpn-debuginfo-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-debugsource-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-down-root-plugin-debuginfo-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-devel-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-down-root-plugin-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64

x86_64)

* openvpn-debuginfo-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-debugsource-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-devel-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64

x86_64)

* openvpn-debuginfo-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-debugsource-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

* openvpn-devel-2.5.6-150400.3.9.1

*...

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References

* bsc#1235147

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5594.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1235147

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1131-1
Release Date: 2025-04-03T13:10:02Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

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security advisory high severity SUSE openvpn important update control message

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