CVE-2025-3908 Affecting openvpn3-client package, versions <24.1+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-OPENVPN3CLIENT-10187507
  • published21 May 2025
  • disclosed19 May 2025

Introduced: 19 May 2025

NewCVE-2025-3908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable openvpn3-client to version 24.1+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openvpn3-client package and not the openvpn3-client package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

The configuration initialization tool in OpenVPN 3 Linux v20 through v24 on Linux allows a local attacker to use symlinks pointing at an arbitrary directory which will change the ownership and permissions of that destination directory.