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openSUSE Security Update : ppp (openSUSE-2020-286)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 134279

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

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).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected ppp packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1162610

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 134279

File Name: openSUSE-2020-286.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/6/2020

Updated: 3/25/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8597

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ppp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ppp-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ppp-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ppp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ppp-modem

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8597