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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201611-02
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: OpenVPN: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: November 01, 2016
     Bugs: #582902, #592070
       ID: 201611-02

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenVPN, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to read encrypted traffic.

Background
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OpenVPN is a multi-platform, full-featured SSL VPN solution.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-misc/openvpn             < 2.3.12                  >= 2.3.12

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenVPN. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to recover plaintext from encrypted
communications.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All OpenVPN users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/openvpn-2.3.12"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-6329
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6329

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-02

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.