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An openconnect security update has been released for Arch Linux to address an arbitrary code execution issue.



ASA-202005-11: openconnect: arbitrary code execution


Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202005-11
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Severity: Low
Date : 2020-05-19
CVE-ID : CVE-2020-12823
Package : openconnect
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : No
Link :   https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1157

Summary
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The package openconnect before version 1:8.10-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 1:8.10-1.

# pacman -Syu "openconnect>=1:8.10-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 8.10.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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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.

Impact
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An attacker can cause the application to crash, or possibly execute
arbitrary code, by tricking a user into using a specially crafted
certificate.

References
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  https://gitlab.com/openconnect/openconnect/-/merge_requests/108
  https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-12823