ELA-1762-2 openvpn regression update

regression update

2026-07-06
Packageopenvpn
Version2.4.0-6+deb9u7 (stretch), 2.4.7-1+deb10u4 (buster)
Related CVEs CVE-2026-12996


A regression has been discovered in the latest releases of openvpn The fix adressing CVE-2026-40215 contained a bug which could lead to segmentation faults. Furthermore, the function backported for the fix has recently been disovered to be vulnerable to CVE-2026-12996.



For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.7-1+deb10u4.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.0-6+deb9u7.

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.