GLSA 201412-19: PPP: Information disclosure
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | PPP: Information disclosure |
| Date: | 12/13/2014 |
| Bugs: | |
| 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:
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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