SB2024010502 - Fedora 38 update for ppp
Published: January 5, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024010502
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4603)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the dumpppp() function in pppdump. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the daemon and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.