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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201611-02
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenVPN: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 01, 2016
Bugs: #582902, #592070
ID: 201611-02
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenVPN, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to read encrypted traffic.
Background
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OpenVPN is a multi-platform, full-featured SSL VPN solution.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/openvpn < 2.3.12 >= 2.3.12
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenVPN. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to recover plaintext from encrypted
communications.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All OpenVPN users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/openvpn-2.3.12”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-6329
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6329
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-02
Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenVPN: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 01, 2016
Bugs: #582902, #592070
ID: 201611-02
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenVPN, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to read encrypted traffic.
Background
==========
OpenVPN is a multi-platform, full-featured SSL VPN solution.
Affected packages
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 net-misc/openvpn < 2.3.12 >= 2.3.12
Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenVPN. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker may be able to recover plaintext from encrypted
communications.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All OpenVPN users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/openvpn-2.3.12”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-6329
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6329″>http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6329</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-02″>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-02</a>
Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
<a class=”moz-txt-link-abbreviated” href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org”>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org”>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
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