The code in pppd that formats a response to a PEAP Request packet in peap_response() copies an entire TLS record of up to 16384 bytes into the fixed global buffer outpacket_buf
without checking the available space and without implementing outgoing
PEAP fragmentation. Thus a pppd process connecting to a server which
requests PEAP authentication can be induced to corrupt global static
data following the outpacket_buf array, most likely causing incorrect behavior or a crash.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6498-1 network-manager-l2tp security update
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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Description The code in pppd that formats a response to a PEAP Request packet in peap_response() copies an entire TLS record of up to 16384 bytes into the fixed global buffer outpacket_buf without checking the available space and without implementing outgoing PEAP fragmentation. Thus a pppd process connecting to a server which requests PEAP authentication can be induced to corrupt global static data following the outpacket_buf array, most likely causing incorrect behavior or a crash.
Title PPPD buffer overflow in PEAP response code
Weaknesses CWE-122
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-18T15:29:07.702Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T13:09:30.492Z

Link: CVE-2026-75883

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-18T16:17:09.167

Modified: 2026-09-18T16:17:09.167

Link: CVE-2026-75883

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