CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-8597: Important: ppp security update (Multiple Advisories)
8
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
02/03/2020
02/29/2020
02/28/2020
05/25/2023
Description
eap.c in pppd in ppp 2.4.2 through 2.4.8 has an rhostname buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions.
Solution(s)
- centos-upgrade-ppp
- centos-upgrade-ppp-debuginfo
- centos-upgrade-ppp-debugsource
- centos-upgrade-ppp-devel
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