USN-4451-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15704)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2020-08-06 14:10 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source website
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Summary
ppp vulnerability
Details

USN-4451-1 fixed a vulnerability in ppp. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Thomas Chauchefoin working with Trend Micro´s Zero Day Initiative, discovered that ppp incorrectly handled module loading. A local attacker could use this issue to load arbitrary kernel modules and possibly execute arbitrary code.

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  "details": "USN-4451-1 fixed a vulnerability in ppp. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Thomas Chauchefoin working with Trend Micro\u00b4s Zero Day Initiative,\n  discovered that ppp incorrectly handled module loading. A local attacker\n could use this issue to load arbitrary kernel modules and possibly execute\n  arbitrary code.\n",
  "id": "USN-4451-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:39Z",
  "published": "2020-08-06T14:10:43Z",
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