Answer in brief
CVE-2026-75883 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in Pppd: pppd: buffer overflow in peap response handling leads to data corruption or denial of service.. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps PPP Project/ppp (generic), PPP Project/ppp (generic), Red Hat/ppp (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps PPP Project/ppp (generic), PPP Project/ppp (generic), Red Hat/ppp (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| PPP Project/pppgeneric | 0 | Not reported |
| PPP Project/pppgeneric | >=0 <=2.5.0 | Not reported |
| Red Hat/pppgeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 18, 2026
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.
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