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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.1584 OpenVPN vulnerabilities 23 June 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: openvpn Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-7521 CVE-2017-7520 CVE-2017-7512 CVE-2017-7508 CVE-2017-7479 CVE-2016-6329 Reference: ASB-2016.0098 ESB-2017.1561 ESB-2016.2898 ESB-2016.2379 Original Bulletin: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3339-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3339-1 June 22, 2017 openvpn vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - - Ubuntu 17.04 - - Ubuntu 16.10 - - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in OpenVPN. Software Description: - - openvpn: virtual private network software Details: Karthikeyan Bhargavan and Gaëtan Leurent discovered that 64-bit block ciphers are vulnerable to a birthday attack. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover cleartext data. Fixing this issue requires a configuration change to switch to a different cipher. This update adds a warning to the log file when a 64-bit block cipher is in use. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6329) It was discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled rollover of packet ids. An authenticated remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2017-7479) Guido Vranken discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled certain malformed IPv6 packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7508) Guido Vranken discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled memory. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7512) Guido Vranken discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled an HTTP proxy with NTLM authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN clients to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly expose sensitive memory contents. (CVE-2017-7520) Guido Vranken discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled certain x509 extensions. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenVPN to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-7521) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: openvpn 2.4.0-4ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 16.10: openvpn 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: openvpn 2.3.10-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: openvpn 2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3339-1 CVE-2016-6329, CVE-2017-7479, CVE-2017-7508, CVE-2017-7512, CVE-2017-7520, CVE-2017-7521 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/2.4.0-4ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/2.3.11-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/2.3.10-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvpn/2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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