CVE-2025-3908
Publication date 19 May 2025
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The configuration initialization tool in OpenVPN 3 Linux v20 through v24 on Linux allows a local attacker to use symlinks pointing at an arbitrary directory which will change the ownership and permissions of that destination directory.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| openvpn3-client | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.2 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N