{"id":"ALSA-2020:0633","summary":"Important: ppp security update","details":"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.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* ppp: Buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions in eap.c (CVE-2020-8597)\n\nFor 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.","modified":"2026-01-30T01:55:51.197161Z","published":"2020-02-27T14:59:09Z","related":["CVE-2020-8597"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2020-0633.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-8597"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ppp","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ppp"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.7-26.el8_1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2020:0633.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ppp-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ppp-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.7-26.el8_1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2020:0633.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}