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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-50
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: PPP: Buffer overflow
Date: January 23, 2017
Bugs: #546554
ID: 201701-50

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Synopsis
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A buffer overflow in PPP might allow remote attackers to cause a Denial
of Service condition.

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

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dialup/ppp < 2.4.7-r3 >= 2.4.7-r3

Description
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A buffer overflow was discovered in the rc_mksid function in
plugins/radius/util.c in PPP when the PID for pppd is greater than
65535.

Impact
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A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All PPP users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-dialup/ppp-2.4.7-r3”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-3310
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-3310

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-50

Concerns?
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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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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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