GLSA 201412-19: PPP: Information disclosure

Severity:normal
Title:PPP: Information disclosure
Date:12/13/2014
Bugs: #519650
ID:201412-19

Synopsis

An integer overflow in PPP might allow local attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Background

PPP is a Unix implementation of the Point-to-Point Protocol

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
net-dialup/ppp < 2.4.7 >= 2.4.7 All supported architectures

Description

Integer overflow is discovered in the getword function in options.c in PPP

Impact

A local attacker could execute process with extremely long options list, possibly obtaining sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PPP users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/ppp-2.4.7"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-19.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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