A ppp security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.1.

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for ppp
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0286-1
Rating: important
References: #1162610
Cross-References: CVE-2020-8597
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for ppp fixes the following security issue:

- CVE-2020-8597: Fixed a buffer overflow in the eap_request and
eap_response functions (bsc#1162610).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-286=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (i586 x86_64):

ppp-2.4.7-lp151.5.3.1
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-lp151.5.3.1
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-lp151.5.3.1
ppp-devel-2.4.7-lp151.5.3.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch):

ppp-modem-2.4.7-lp151.5.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8597.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162610