CVE-2026-58096 — ppp(8): missing length validation in LcpDecodeConfig()
LcpDecodeConfig() did not validate the length of received endpoint discriminator options against the minimum required by RFC 1717. Undersized options would trigger an out-of-bo…
Published: 2026-08-26 · CVSS: 8.8 · CVSS 3.1
LcpDecodeConfig() did not validate the length of received endpoint discriminator options against the minimum required by RFC 1717. Undersized options would trigger an out-of-bounds write. A malicious PPP peer can exploit CVE-2026-58095 and CVE-2026-58096 to crash ppp(8) or potentially execute arbitrary code as root.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7