# ELSA-2020-0633: Security update for 2 packages

ELSA-2020-0633, released February 27, 2020, fixes 1 CVE across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2020-0633
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Feb 27, 2020
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2020-8597, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-0633.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [ppp](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ppp.md) | ol 8 | 0:2.4.7-26.el8_1 |
| [ppp-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ppp-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:2.4.7-26.el8_1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2020-8597](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-8597.md) | High | ppp: eap.c in pppd in ppp 2.4.2 through 2.4.8 has an rhostname buffer overflowin the eap_request and eap_response functions. | 9.8 | 0.1993 |  |

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