Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-26
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Freebsd
Freebsd freebsd
Vendors & Products Freebsd
Freebsd freebsd

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title ppp(8): missing length validation in LcpDecodeConfig()
Weaknesses CWE-130
CWE-787
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T15:29:00.322Z

Reserved: 2026-06-29T01:40:17.499Z

Link: CVE-2026-58096

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-26T06:16:26.577

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:54:50.030

Link: CVE-2026-58096

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Updated: 2026-08-26T07:00:14Z

Weaknesses