rp-pppoe — security advisory
Roaring Penguin pppoe (rp-ppoe), if installed or configured to run setuid root contrary to its design, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files. NOTE: the developer has publicly disputed the claim that this is a vulnerability because pppoe "is NOT designed to run setuid-root." Therefore this identifier applies *only* to those configurations and installations under which pppoe is run setuid root despite the developer's warnings.
- Products
- rp-pppoe
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.5-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2004-0564
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Roaring Penguin pppoe (rp-ppoe), if installed or configured to run setuid root contrary to its design, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files. NOTE: the developer has publicly disputed the claim that this is a vulnerability because pppoe "is NOT designed to run setuid-root." Therefore this identifier applies *only* to those configurations and installations under which pppoe is run setuid root despite the developer's warnings.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0564
rp-pppoe
Fixed versions: 3.5-4
rp-pppoe
Fixed versions: 3.5-4
rp-pppoe
Fixed versions: 3.5-4
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-21T15:47:29.821587235Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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