kernel: ppp: reject claimed-as-LCP but actually malformed packets

The vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's ppp pppgeneric.c driver, in the pppread and pppwrite functions where malformed packets were erroneously identified as LCP packets, leading to potential issues with packet handling. This flaw could potentially lead to system instability...

PT-2024-29224

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to the ppp component of the Linux kernel, where the functions ppp read and ppp write in drivers/net/ppp/ppp generic.c have insufficient input validation. This could...