SUSE: 2021:1576-1 Moderate: OpenVPN Authentication Bypass Resolution
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May 12, 2021
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for openvpn fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-15078: Fixed authentication bypass with deferred authentication (bsc#1185279). - CVE-2018-7544: Fixed cross-protocol scripting issue that was discovered in the management interface (bsc#1085803). 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 Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-1576=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): openvpn-2.3.8-16.26.1 openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-2.3.8-16.26.1 openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.26.1 openvpn-debuginfo-2.3.8-16.26.1
Topics Covered
References
#1085803 #1185279
Cross- CVE-2018-7544 CVE-2020-15078
CVSS scores:
CVE-2018-7544 (NVD) : 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVE-2018-7544 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2020-15078 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7544.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15078.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1085803
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1185279
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1576-1
Rating: moderate
Topics Covered
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