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SUSE-SU-2017:2839-1 Not scored

Security update for openvpn

This update for openvpn fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-12166: Lack of bound check in read_key in old legacy key handling before using values could be used for a remote buffer overflow (bsc#1060877).

Exploit probability Not scored
Published October 24, 2017
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 openvpn
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 openvpn
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS openvpn
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 openvpn
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 openvpn
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS openvpn
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 openvpn
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 openvpn
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 openvpn
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 openvpn
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6 openvpn

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2017:2839-1

This update for openvpn fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-12166: Lack of bound check in read_key in old legacy key handling before using values could be used for a remote buffer overflow (bsc#1060877).

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence