CVE catalog
CVE-2023-46850
openvpn: CVE-2023-46850
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.00% · Oct 25, 2026
Use after free in OpenVPN version 2.6.0 to 2.6.6 may lead to undefined behavoir, leaking memory buffers or remote execution when sending network buffers to a remote peer.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openvpn | sid | 2.7.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | forky | 2.7.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | trixie | 2.6.14-1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | trixie-security | 2.6.14-1+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | bookworm | 2.6.14-0+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | openvpn | bookworm-security | 2.6.14-0+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Alpine | openvpn | 3.18 | 2.6.7-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | openvpn | 3.19 | 2.6.7-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | openvpn | 3.20 | 2.6.7-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | openvpn | 3.21 | 2.6.7-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | openvpn | 3.22 | 2.6.7-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | openvpn | 3.23 | 2.6.7-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | openvpn | 3.24 | 2.6.7-r0 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openvpn | source | sid | 2.6.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1055805] |
| Debian | openvpn | source | forky | 2.6.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1055805] |
| Debian | openvpn | source | trixie | 2.6.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1055805] |
| Debian | openvpn | source | bookworm | 2.6.3-1+deb12u2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1055805] |
| Alpine | openvpn | apk | 3.18 | 2.6.7-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-46850 | Not reported |
| Alpine | openvpn | apk | 3.19 | 2.6.7-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-46850 | Not reported |
| Alpine | openvpn | apk | 3.20 | 2.6.7-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-46850 | Not reported |
| Alpine | openvpn | apk | 3.21 | 2.6.7-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-46850 | Not reported |
| Alpine | openvpn | apk | 3.22 | 2.6.7-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-46850 | Not reported |
| Alpine | openvpn | apk | 3.23 | 2.6.7-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-46850 | Not reported |
| Alpine | openvpn | apk | 3.24 | 2.6.7-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-46850 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/csaf/ssa-417159.json]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_13429-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2023-46850]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46850]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46850]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-46850]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-46850.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-2872.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [CISA cybersecurity advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]