openSUSE Security Update : OpenVPN (openSUSE-2016-324)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 89857

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for OpenVPN fixes the following vulnerabilities :

- boo#959714: heap overflow on read accessing getaddrinfo result

- boo#934237: multiple low severity issues

Solution

Update the affected OpenVPN packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=934237

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=959714

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 89857

File Name: openSUSE-2016-324.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/11/2016

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openvpn, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openvpn-auth-pam-plugin, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openvpn-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openvpn-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openvpn-down-root-plugin, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openvpn-down-root-plugin-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2016