Security update for ppp SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2023:4961-1 Final 1 1 2023-12-22T10:03:43Z current 2023-12-22T10:03:43Z 2023-12-22T10:03:43Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for ppp This update for ppp fixes the following issues: - CVE-2022-4603: Fixed improper validation of array index of the component pppdump (bsc#1218251). The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-2023-4961,SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2023-4961,SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4961 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234961-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2023:4961-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2023-December/017531.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2023:4961-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218251 SUSE Bug 1218251 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4603/ SUSE CVE CVE-2022-4603 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 ppp-2.4.7-4.6.1 ppp-devel-2.4.7-4.6.1 ppp-2.4.7-4.6.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 ppp-2.4.7-4.6.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 ppp-devel-2.4.7-4.6.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 ** DISPUTED ** A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ppp. Affected is the function dumpppp of the file pppdump/pppdump.c of the component pppdump. The manipulation of the argument spkt.buf/rpkt.buf leads to improper validation of array index. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The name of the patch is a75fb7b198eed50d769c80c36629f38346882cbf. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216198 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: pppdump is not used in normal process of setting up a PPP connection, is not installed setuid-root, and is not invoked automatically in any scenario. CVE-2022-4603 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5:ppp-2.4.7-4.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5:ppp-2.4.7-4.6.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5:ppp-devel-2.4.7-4.6.1 moderate To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234961-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4603.html CVE-2022-4603 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218251 SUSE Bug 1218251