| Name | CVE-2024-27459 |
| Description | The interactive service in OpenVPN 2.6.9 and earlier allows an attacker to send data causing a stack overflow which can be used to execute arbitrary code with more privileges. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| openvpn (PTS) | bullseye | 2.5.1-3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.5.1-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2.6.3-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.6.14-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| openvpn | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- openvpn <not-affected> (Only affects Windows)
https://openvpn.net/security-advisory/ovpnx-vulnerability-cve-2024-27903-cve-2024-27459-cve-2024-24974/