NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting OpenVPN/ovpn-dco-win package, versions [,1.2.1)
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- published16 Jan 2025
- disclosed15 Jan 2025
- creditLukas Jokubauskas
Introduced: 15 Jan 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade OpenVPN/ovpn-dco-win to version 1.2.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference which allows an unprivileged local attacker to send I/O control messages with invalid data to the driver.