Slackware64-14.1 ChangeLog (2020-03-04)
Wed Mar 4 21:27:49 UTC 2020
Packages
Upgraded
- patches/packages/ppp-2.4.8-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
This update fixes a security issue:
By sending an unsolicited EAP packet to a vulnerable ppp client or server,
an unauthenticated remote attacker could cause memory corruption in the
pppd process, which may allow for arbitrary code execution.
For more information, see:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8597
(* Security fix *)