A ppp security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: ppp security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:0631-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631
Issue date: 2020-02-27
CVE Names: CVE-2020-8597
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1. Summary:
An update for ppp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
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 eap_request and eap_response 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.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed ( https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1800727 - CVE-2020-8597 ppp: Buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions in eap.c
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
i386:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.src.rpm
x86_64:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
x86_64:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.ppc64.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.s390x.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
i386:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppc64:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.ppc.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.ppc64.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.ppc.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.s390.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.s390x.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.s390.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ppp-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
i386:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.5-11.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
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details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8597
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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