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Debian: DSA-3084-1 Moderate: OpenVPN Control Packet Crash

Dragana Damjanovic discovered that an authenticated client could crash an OpenVPN server by sending a control packet containing less than four bytes as payload. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3084-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer December 01, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : openvpn CVE ID : CVE-2014-8104 Dragana Damjanovic discovered that an authenticated client could crash an OpenVPN server by sending a control packet containing less than four bytes as payload. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.1-8+deb7u3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.3.4-5. We recommend that you upgrade your openvpn packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . A verified user might destabilize an OpenVPN server by transmitting an improperly formatted control packet. Mitigate this issue by implementing the necessary updates.. OpenVPN Security Update, Debian Advisory 3084-1, Client Crash Issue. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 01, 2014 Debian