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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/

Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat: RHSA-2020-0631:01 Important: ppp security update

An update for ppp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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 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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Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:0631-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631
Issued Date: : 2020-02-27
CVE Names: CVE-2020-8597

Topic

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 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 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


Bugs Fixed

1800727 - CVE-2020-8597 ppp: Buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions in eap.c


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