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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202105-25 ] OpenVPN: Authentication bypass
Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 09:51:12
Message-Id: 403b94c6-2c7c-686e-6b1a-1b270f67b051@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202105-25
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: OpenVPN: Authentication bypass
9 Date: May 26, 2021
10 Bugs: #785115
11 ID: 202105-25
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability has been found in OpenVPN, allowing attackers to bypass
19 the authentication process.
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21 Background
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24 OpenVPN is a multi-platform, full-featured SSL VPN solution.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 net-vpn/openvpn < 2.5.2 >= 2.5.2
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34 Description
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37 It was discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled deferred
38 authentication.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker could bypass authentication and access control
44 channel data and trigger further information leaks.
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46 Workaround
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49 Configure OpenVPN server to not use deferred authentication.
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51 Resolution
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54 All OpenVPN users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-vpn/openvpn-2.5.2"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-15078
63 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15078
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65 Availability
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68 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
69 the Gentoo Security Website:
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71 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-25
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73 Concerns?
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76 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
77 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
78 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
79 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
80 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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82 License
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85 Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
86 belongs to its owner(s).
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88 The contents of this document are licensed under the
89 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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91 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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