RLSA-2020:0633
- Source
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2020:0633
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2020:0633.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/RLSA-2020:0633
- Related
- Published
- 2020-02-27T14:59:09Z
- Modified
- 2023-02-02T12:50:37.003946Z
- Severity
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- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Important: ppp security update
- Details
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The ppp packages contain the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon and documentation for PPP support. The PPP protocol provides a method for transmitting datagrams over serial point-to-point links. PPP is usually used to dial in to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other organization over a modem and phone line.
Security Fix(es):
- ppp: Buffer overflow in the eaprequest and eapresponse functions in eap.c (CVE-2020-8597)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
- References
- Credits
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- Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
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- Red Hat
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Affected packages
Rocky Linux:8 / ppp
Package
- Name
- ppp
- Purl
- pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/ppp?distro=rocky-linux-8&epoch=0