CVE-2026-75883

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Description

A flaw was found in pppd. A remote attacker could exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PEAP response handling. By sending a specially crafted PEAP Request packet, an attacker could cause the pppd process to corrupt global static data, leading to incorrect behavior or a system crash.

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS score

6.8 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-09-18 16:17:09.167000

Last modified

2026-11-04 13:17:31.517000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-75883",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-09-18T16:17:09.167",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-04T13:17:31.517",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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    }
  ],
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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            "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
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            "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
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          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
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      "type": "Primary",
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  "references": [
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-75883",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2538346",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/ppp-project/ppp/security/advisories/GHSA-rwr9-4vx8-vc35",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}