Critical DSA-4632-1 1 CVE

ppp - security update

Published Feb 22, 2020 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Ecosystem: Debian

Fixed packages 2

Release	Package	Fixed in
Debian · 10	ppp	2.4.7-2+4.1+deb10u1
Debian · 9	ppp	2.4.7-1+4+deb9u1

Vulnerabilities 1

Critical 9.8

CVE-2020-8597 Public exploit EPSS 20%

eap.c in pppd in ppp 2.4.2 through 2.4.8 has an rhostname buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions.

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Feb 3, 2020