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SUSE 15 SP6: 2025:0278-1 moderate: openvpn null byte issue

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Calendar Grey January 29, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
The latest update to OpenVPN addresses the management of null bytes within control messages, enhancing user security and operational reliability.
* bsc#1235147 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-5594

Summary

## This update for openvpn fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-5594: Fixed wrong handling of null bytes and invalid characters in control messages (bsc#1235147) ## 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 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-278=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-278=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-278=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * openvpn-dco-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1 * openvpn-dco-debugsource-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1 * openvpn-dco-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1 * openvpn-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.14.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update threat mitigation SUSE openvpn null byte issue

References

* bsc#1235147

Cross-

* CVE-2024-5594

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-5594 ( SUSE ): 2.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-5594 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2024-5594 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

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

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

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0278-1
Release Date: 2025-01-28T23:46:50Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update threat mitigation SUSE openvpn null byte issue

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