Missing Authentication for Critical Function Affecting openvpn-auth-pam-plugin package, versions <2.4.3-5.7.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-OPENVPNAUTHPAMPLUGIN-2680120
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 May 2021

Introduced: 12 May 2021

CVE-2020-15078  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-306  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 openvpn-auth-pam-plugin to version 2.4.3-5.7.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openvpn-auth-pam-plugin package and not the openvpn-auth-pam-plugin package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenVPN 2.5.1 and earlier versions allows a remote attackers to bypass authentication and access control channel data on servers configured with deferred authentication, which can be used to potentially trigger further information leaks.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1