Summary
The libpcap packages provide a portable framework for low-level network monitoring. The libpcap library provides network statistics collection, security monitoring, and network debugging.
Security Fix(es):
* libpcap: libpcap: Out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability allows arbitrary memory access (CVE-2026-0799)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | libpcap | 14:1.9.1-6.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | libpcap-devel | 14:1.9.1-6.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.7
OOBR and OOBW in libpcap before 1.10.7
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, but libpcap BPF interpreter does not validate the value. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter p…