CVE-2022-0547
OpenVPN 2.1 until v2.4.12 and v2.5.6 may enable authentication bypass ...
Severity by source
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium), Amazon (low).
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.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alpine 3.12 | openvpn | 2.4.12-r0 |
| alpine 3.13 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.14 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.23 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
Show all 36 entries from 34 sources
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| alpine 3.12 | openvpn | 2.4.12-r0 |
| alpine 3.13 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.14 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.15 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.16 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.17 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.18 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.19 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.20 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.21 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.22 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.23 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine 3.24 | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| alpine edge | openvpn | 2.5.6-r0 |
| amazon linux 1 | openvpn | 2.4.12-1.43.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | openvpn-debuginfo | 2.4.12-1.43.amzn1 |
| amazon linux 1 | openvpn-devel | 2.4.12-1.43.amzn1 |
| debian 10 | openvpn | no fix listed |
| debian 11 | openvpn | 2.5.1-3+deb11u1 |
| debian 12 | openvpn | 2.5.6-1 |
| debian 13 | openvpn | 2.5.6-1 |
| debian 14 | openvpn | 2.5.6-1 |
| debian 9 | openvpn | 2.4.0-6+deb9u4 |
| echo | openvpn | 2.5.6-1 |
| ubuntu 14.04-ESM | openvpn | 2.3.2-7ubuntu3.2+esm1 |
| ubuntu 16.04-ESM | openvpn | 2.3.10-1ubuntu2.2+esm1 |
| ubuntu 18.04 | openvpn | 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.7 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | openvpn | 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.7 |
| ubuntu 20.04 | openvpn | 2.4.7-1ubuntu2.20.04.4 |
| ubuntu 20.04-ESM | openvpn | 2.4.7-1ubuntu2.20.04.4 |
| ubuntu 21.10 | openvpn | 2.5.1-3ubuntu1.1 |
| ubuntu 22.04 | openvpn | 2.5.5-1ubuntu3 |
| ubuntu 22.10 | openvpn | 2.5.5-1ubuntu3 |
| ubuntu 23.04 | openvpn | 2.5.5-1ubuntu3 |
| ubuntu 23.10 | openvpn | 2.5.5-1ubuntu3 |
| ubuntu 24.04 | openvpn | 2.5.5-1ubuntu3 |
References
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/CVE-2022-0547
- https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/SecurityAnnouncements
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00002.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00005.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFXJ35WKPME4HYNQCQNAJHLCZOJL2SAE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R36OYC5SJ6FLPVAYJYYT4MOJ2I7MGYFF/
- https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5347-1