diff --git a/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426.patch b/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d7c51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From 8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Paul Mackerras <paulus@ozlabs.org>
+Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 15:53:28 +1100
+Subject: [PATCH] pppd: Fix bounds check in EAP code
+
+Given that we have just checked vallen < len, it can never be the case
+that vallen >= len + sizeof(rhostname).  This fixes the check so we
+actually avoid overflowing the rhostname array.
+
+Reported-by: Ilja Van Sprundel <ivansprundel@ioactive.com>
+Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@ozlabs.org>
+---
+ pppd/eap.c | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/pppd/eap.c b/pppd/eap.c
+index 94407f56..1b93db01 100644
+--- a/pppd/eap.c
++++ b/pppd/eap.c
+@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ int len;
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		/* Not so likely to happen. */
+-		if (vallen >= len + sizeof (rhostname)) {
++		if (len - vallen >= sizeof (rhostname)) {
+ 			dbglog("EAP: trimming really long peer name down");
+ 			BCOPY(inp + vallen, rhostname, sizeof (rhostname) - 1);
+ 			rhostname[sizeof (rhostname) - 1] = '\0';
+@@ -1846,7 +1846,7 @@ int len;
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		/* Not so likely to happen. */
+-		if (vallen >= len + sizeof (rhostname)) {
++		if (len - vallen >= sizeof (rhostname)) {
+ 			dbglog("EAP: trimming really long peer name down");
+ 			BCOPY(inp + vallen, rhostname, sizeof (rhostname) - 1);
+ 			rhostname[sizeof (rhostname) - 1] = '\0';
diff --git a/ppp.spec b/ppp.spec
index 5df58f3..5706830 100644
--- a/ppp.spec
+++ b/ppp.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Patch13:	ppp-2.4.7-nostrip.patch
 Patch14:	ppp-2.4.7-linux48.patch
 Patch15:	ppp-2.4.7-eaptls-mppe-1.101_CVE-2018-11574.patch
 Patch16:	FEDORA-glibc-2.28.patch
+# CVE-2020-8597
+# remote code execution
+Patch17:	8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426.patch
 BuildRequires:	libtool
 BuildRequires:	atm-devel
 BuildRequires:	pcap-devel
@@ -211,6 +214,7 @@ popd
 %patch13 -p1 -b .nostrip
 %patch14 -p1 -b .linux48
 %patch15 -p1
+%patch17 -p1
 patch -p1 < %{PATCH16}
 
 tar -xJf %{SOURCE112}