USN-2429-1: ppp vulnerability

1 December 2014

ppp could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.

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It was discovered that ppp incorrectly handled certain options files. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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