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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-0547: Security patch for openvpn (ALAS-2023-1719)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-0547: Security patch for openvpn (ALAS-2023-1719)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/18/2022
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/06/2023
Modified
04/06/2023

Description

OpenVPN 2.1 until v2.4.12 and v2.5.6 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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-openvpn

References

  • ALAS-2023-1719
  • CVE-2022-0547
  • USN-5347-1

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