What is GHSA-8qxx-j2rw-6vhr?

GHSA-8qxx-j2rw-6vhr is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. mp_SetEnddisc() copied a user-supplied PSN endpoint value without length validation, allowing a...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8qxx-j2rw-6vhr cover?

GHSA-8qxx-j2rw-6vhr covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-58097. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8qxx-j2rw-6vhr?

GHSA-8qxx-j2rw-6vhr has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8qxx-j2rw-6vhrHighCVSS 7.8

mp_SetEnddisc() copied a user-supplied PSN endpoint value without length validation, allowing a...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 26, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-58097 →

📋 Description

mp_SetEnddisc() copied a user-supplied PSN endpoint value without length validation, allowing a buffer overflow via the ppp(8) command interface.

A local user with access to the ppp(8) command interface can crash ppp(8) or potentially execute arbitrary code as root.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58097
https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:60.ppp.asc
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8qxx-j2rw-6vhr