USN-2368-1: OpenVPN vulnerability
2 October 2014
OpenVPN could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Releases
Packages
- openvpn - virtual private network software
Details
It was discovered that OpenVPN incorrectly handled HMAC comparisons when
running in UDP mode. If a remote attacker were able to perform a
machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could possibly be used to perform a
plaintext recovery attack.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.