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SUSE: 2025:1508-1 moderate: remote DoS vulnerability fix for openvpn

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
Notice regarding openvpn potential vulnerabilities affecting remote Denial of Service on SUSE Linux platforms; immediate measures necessary for continued protection.
* bsc#1240392 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-2704

Summary

## This update for openvpn fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-2704: Fixed remote DoS due to possible ASSERT() on OpenVPN servers using --tls-crypt-v2 (bsc#1240392) ## 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-2025-1508=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1508=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1508=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * openvpn-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1 * openvpn-devel-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1 * openvpn-down-root-plugin-debuginfo-2.6.8-150600.3.17.1

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security advisory moderate remote DoS patch SUSE openvpn

References

* bsc#1240392

Cross-

* CVE-2025-2704

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-2704 ( SUSE ): 6.0

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

* CVE-2025-2704 ( SUSE ): 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-2704 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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-2025-2704.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240392

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1508-1
Release Date: 2025-05-07T14:02:58Z
Rating: moderate

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