Description
Unspecified vulnerability in OpenVPN 2.1-beta14 through 2.1-rc8, when running on non-Windows systems, allows remote servers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted (1) lladdr and (2) iproute configuration directives, probably related to shell metacharacters.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | openvpn | 2.1~rc9-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | openvpn | 2.1~rc9-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | openvpn | 2.1~rc9-1 | — |
References
- http://openvpn.net/index.php/documentation/change-log/changelog-21.html
- openvpn-lladdr-iproute-code-execution(44209) vdb-entry
- 30532 vdb-entry
- 1020626 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2316 vdb-entry