ELA-1518-1 openvpn security update

multiple vulnerabilities

2025-09-20
Packageopenvpn
Version2.4.7-1+deb10u2 (buster)
Related CVEs CVE-2022-0547 CVE-2024-5594


Two vulnerabilities were discovered in openvpn, a virtual private network application which could result in authentication bypass or data injection.

CVE-2022-0547

OpenVPN may enable authentication bypass in external
authentication plug-ins when more than one of them makes use of
deferred authentication replies, which allows an external user to
be granted access with only partially correct credentials.

CVE-2024-5594

OpenVPN does not sanitize PUSH_REPLY messages properly which
attackers can use to inject unexpected arbitrary data into
third-party executables or plug-ins.


For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.7-1+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your openvpn packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.