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title: "CVE-2014-8104\n | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-8104
Publication date 1 December 2014
Last updated 24 July 2024
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Ubuntu priority
**Medium**
[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )
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## Description
OpenVPN 2.x before 2.0.11, 2.1.x, 2.2.x before 2.2.3, and 2.3.x before
2.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service
(server crash) via a small control channel packet.
## Status
Show unmaintained releases
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openvpn | 14.10 utopic | Fixed 2.3.2-9ubuntu1.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.3.2-7ubuntu3.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2.2.1-8ubuntu1.4 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8104?format=md#patch-details)
### Patch details
For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| openvpn | * Upstream: * Upstream: |
## References
* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8104)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8104)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-8104)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8104)
### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
+ [USN-2430-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2430-1)
+ OpenVPN vulnerability
+ 2 December 2014
### Other references
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