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Amazon Linux AMI : openvpn (ALAS-2021-1531)
high Nessus Plugin ID 153165
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
The version of openvpn installed on the remote host is prior to 2.4.11-1.48. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2021-1531 advisory.OpenVPN 2.5.1 and earlier versions allows a remote attackers to bypass authentication and access control channel data on servers configured with deferred authentication, which can be used to potentially trigger further information leaks. (CVE-2020-15078)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update openvpn' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 153165
File Name: ala_ALAS-2021-1531.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/9/2021
Updated: 12/11/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15078
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openvpn-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openvpn, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openvpn-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-15078
ALAS: 2021-1531