PT-2026-81938 · Ppp · Ppp

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CVE-2026-58095

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Published

2026-08-26

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Updated

2026-08-26

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ppp (affected versions not specified)
Description The mp Enddisc() function uses incorrect length calculations when formatting endpoint discriminator addresses for display. This flaw allows a received endpoint option to overflow a global result buffer, which could enable a malicious PPP peer to crash the ppp(8) process or potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-58095

Affected Products

Ppp