USN-4288-2: ppp vulnerability
USN-4288-2: ppp vulnerability ppp vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary ppp could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description ppp – Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Details USN-4288-1 fixed a vulnerability in ppp. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ppp incorrectly handled certain rhostname values. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ppp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM ppp – 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3+esm1 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM ppp – 2.4.5-5ubuntu1.3 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. [ more… ]