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Amazon Linux 2 : ppp (ALAS-2020-1400)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 134328

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

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.
(CVE-2020-8597)

Solution

Run 'yum update ppp' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1400.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 134328

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1400.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/9/2020

Updated: 3/25/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8597

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ppp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ppp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ppp-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/6/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8597

ALAS: 2020-1400