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Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2020-12823)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 12, 2020
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

OpenConnect 8.09 has a buffer overflow in get_cert_name in gnutls.c, causing a denial of service (application crash) or possibly unspecified other impact, via crafted data in a local certificate.

Solution

arch-linux-upgrade-latest

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