-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ===================================================================== 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 ===================================================================== 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 These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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