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CVE-2026-75883 Pppd: pppd: buffer overflow in peap response handling leads to data corruption or denial of service.

Description

A flaw was found in pppd. A remote attacker could exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PEAP response handling. By sending a specially crafted PEAP Request packet, an attacker could cause the pppd process to corrupt global static data, leading to incorrect behavior or a system crash.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitable from the adjacent network, without an account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
ppp 2.5 earliest → 2.5.0 2.5.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published

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