Security update for ppp

SUSE Security Update: Security update for ppp
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:14292-1
Rating: important
References: #1162610
Cross-References:CVE-2020-8597
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

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).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS:
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-ppp-14292=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-ppp-14292=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ppp-14292=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:
    zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-ppp-14292=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • ppp-2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):
    • ppp-2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1
    • ppp-debugsource-2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64):
    • ppp-debuginfo-2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1
    • ppp-debugsource-2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1

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