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Unscored USN-9081-1 1 CVE

openconnect vulnerability

Published Nov 12, 2026 · Updated Nov 13, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that OpenConnect incorrectly handled certain certificate
data, leading to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause OpenConnect to crash, resulting in a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS openconnect 7.06-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS openconnect 7.08-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS openconnect 8.05-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12823