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SUSE: 2020:0489-1 Critical: ppp Buffer Overflow Security Update

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for curl tackles a significant memory corruption vulnerability, bolstering overall system protection.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

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 Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2020-489=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2020-489=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1:

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important fix SUSE ppp

References

#1162610

Cross- CVE-2020-8597

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8597.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162610

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0489-1
Rating: important

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