OpenVPN security updates

Number: AV17-085
Date: 21 June 2017

Purpose

The purpose of this advisory is to bring attention to the recently released security updates for OpenVPN.

Assessment

OpenVPN has released the new versions 2.4.3 and 2.3.17 that contain security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities.

Affected Versions:
- OpenVPN versions 2.3.16 and prior
- OpenVPN versions 2.4.2 and prior

CVE References:

CVE-2017-7508, CVE-2017-7512, CVE-2017-7520, CVE-2017-7521, CVE-2017-7522

Suggested action

CCIRC recommends that system administrators test and deploy the vendor-released updates to affected applications accordingly.

References

https://forums.openvpn.net/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=24347
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/VulnerabilitiesFixedInOpenVPN243

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