SUSE update for openvpn



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-15078
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openvpn-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvpn-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvpn-auth-pam-plugin
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

openvpn
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU52479

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15078

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. A remote attacker can bypass authentication and access control channel data on servers configured with deferred authentication, which can be used to potentially trigger further information leaks.

Under certain circumstances an attacker can trick the server using delayed authentication (plugin or management) into returning a PUSH_REPLY before the AUTH_FAILED message, which can possibly be used to gather information about a VPN setup. In combination with "--auth-gen-token" or a user-specific token auth solution it can be possible to get access to a VPN with an otherwise-invalid account.

Mitigation

Update the affected package openvpn to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5

openvpn-debugsource: before 2.3.8-16.26.1

openvpn-debuginfo: before 2.3.8-16.26.1

openvpn-auth-pam-plugin-debuginfo: before 2.3.8-16.26.1

openvpn-auth-pam-plugin: before 2.3.8-16.26.1

openvpn: before 2.3.8-16.26.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211576-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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