RedHat: RHSA-2020-0633:01 Important: ppp security update
Summary
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.
Summary
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
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8597 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8):
s390x:
network-scripts-ppp-2.4.7-26.el8_1.s390x.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.s390x.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source:
ppp-2.4.7-26.el8_1.src.rpm
aarch64:
ppp-2.4.7-26.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
ppp-2.4.7-26.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
ppp-2.4.7-26.el8_1.s390x.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.s390x.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ppp-2.4.7-26.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8):
aarch64:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.7-26.el8_1.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.7-26.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.s390x.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.s390x.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.7-26.el8_1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ppp-2.4.7-26.el8_1.i686.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.i686.rpm
ppp-debuginfo-2.4.7-26.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.i686.rpm
ppp-debugsource-2.4.7-26.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.7-26.el8_1.i686.rpm
ppp-devel-2.4.7-26.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for ppp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) - s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1800727 - CVE-2020-8597 ppp: Buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions in eap.c