Summary
USN-5331-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in tcpdump. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-16301)
It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled certain captured data.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-8037)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | tcpdump | 4.9.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | tcpdump | 4.9.3-4ubuntu0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Unscored —
The command-line argument parser in tcpdump before 4.99.0 has a buffer overflow in tcpdump.c:read_infile(). To trigger …
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Unscored —
ppp decapsulator can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory
The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.