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Posted on 21 November 2013
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201311-13
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: OpenVPN: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 20, 2013
Bugs: #293894, #468756
ID: 201311-13
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenVPN, allowing 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 < 2.3.1 >= 2.3.1
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 an encrypted
communication. Another vulnerability could allow remote attacker
perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack.
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-2.3.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2009-3555
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3555
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-2061
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2061
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-13.xml
Concerns?
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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 2013 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
