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Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-46849: Divide By Zero

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2023-46849: Divide By Zero

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/11/2023
Created
08/23/2024
Added
08/22/2024
Modified
08/23/2024

Description

Using the --fragment option in certain configuration setups OpenVPN version 2.6.0 to 2.6.6 allows an attacker to trigger a divide by zero behaviour which could cause an application crash, leading to a denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-openvpn

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