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Package "libpcap"

Name: libpcap

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This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description.
Description samples from packages in group:

  • development library for libpcap (transitional package)
  • development library and header files for libpcap0.8t64
  • system interface for user-level packet capture
Latest version: 1.10.4-4.1ubuntu3.1
Release: noble (24.04)
Level: security
Repository: main

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Version: 1.10.4-4.1ubuntu3.1 2026-09-25 11:07:42 UTC

libpcap (1.10.4-4.1ubuntu3.1) noble-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: Buffer overflow
    - debian/patches/CVE-2026-0799.patch: validate the scratch memory register
      index in bpf_filter() and reject packets with an out-of-range index
    - CVE-2026-0799

 -- Nishit Majithia Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:44:00 +0530
CVE-2026-0799 In BPF instructions that load/store a value from/to a scratch memory register the register index is an unsigned 32-bit integer and must not exceed 15


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