Upstream information

CVE-2020-8597 at MITRE

Description

eap.c in pppd in ppp 2.4.2 through 2.4.8 has an rhostname buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 9.8 8.6
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High Low
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact High Low
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1

Note from the SUSE Security Team

This buffer overflow is mitigated by the FORTIFY_SOURCE overflow checking and also by the Stack Protector Overflow heuristic protection, in SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 and newer products.

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1162610 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
HPE Helion OpenStack 8
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2020-490
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-Storage-5-2020-490
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2020-489
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 GA ppp-2.4.7-5.3.1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 GA ppp-2.4.7-5.3.1
SUSE Liberty Linux 7
SUSE Liberty Linux 7 LTSS
  • ppp >= 2.4.5-34.el7_7
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.5-34.el7_7
 Patchnames:
RHSA-2020:0630
SUSE Liberty Linux 8
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-26.el8_1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-26.el8_1
 Patchnames:
RHSA-2020:0633
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2020-490
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 GA ppp-2.4.7-150000.5.6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 GA ppp-2.4.7-150000.5.10.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-150600.18.3
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-150600.18.3
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 GA ppp-2.4.7-150600.18.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2020-489
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-150000.5.8.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 GA ppp-2.4.7-150000.5.8.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
  • ppp >= 2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1
 Patchnames:
sleposp3-ppp-14292
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-POS-12-SP2-CLIENT-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
  • ppp >= 2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1
 Patchnames:
slessp4-ppp-14292
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-ESPOS-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-BCL-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-ESPOS-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2020-490
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-490
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2020-490
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-490
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
  • ppp >= 2.4.9-5.10
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA ppp-2.4.9-5.10
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
  • ppp >= 2.4.9-slfo.1.1_1.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA ppp-2.4.9-slfo.1.1_1.2
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2020-490
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2020-490
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-4.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2020-490
openSUSE Leap 15.1
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-lp151.5.3.1
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.7-lp151.5.3.1
  • ppp-modem >= 2.4.7-lp151.5.3.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2020-286
openSUSE Leap 15.2
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-lp152.6.3
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.2 GA ppp-2.4.7-lp152.6.1
openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-5.3.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA ppp-2.4.7-5.3.1
openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • ppp >= 2.4.7-150000.5.6.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Leap 15.4 GA ppp-2.4.7-150000.5.6.1
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • ppp >= 2.4.8-3.6
  • ppp-devel >= 2.4.8-3.6
  • ppp-modem >= 2.4.8-3.6
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11191

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 ppp Released
openSUSE Leap 15.5 ppp Affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 ppp Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 ppp Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ppp Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 ppp Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 ppp Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 ppp Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 ppp Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 ppp Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4-LTSS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 ppp Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 ppp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 ppp Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 ppp Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 ppp Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ppp Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 ppp Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 ppp Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 ppp Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 ppp Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 ppp Affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 ppp Affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 ppp Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Feb 4 07:19:23 2020
CVE page last modified: Tue Dec 17 20:26:45 2024