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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-8597) (Multiple Advisories): ppp security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-8597) (Multiple Advisories): ppp security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/03/2020
Created
03/05/2020
Added
03/02/2020
Modified
10/05/2022

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)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ppp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ppp-devel

References

  • ELSA-2020-0633
  • USN-4288-1
  • USN-4288-2
  • CVE-2020-8597

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