Description
nfdump 1.6.16 and earlier is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: The impact could range from a denial of service to local code execution. The component is: nfx.c:546, nffile_inline.c:83, minilzo.c (redistributed). The attack vector is: nfdump must read and process a specially crafted file. The fixed version is: after commit 9f0fe9563366f62a71d34c92229da3432ec5cf0e.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nfdump | nfdump | ≤ 1.6.16 [fixed: after commit 9f0fe9563366f62a71d34c92229da3432ec5cf0e] | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | nfdump | 1.6.17-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | nfdump | 1.6.17-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | nfdump | 1.6.17-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | nfdump | 1.6.15-3+deb9u1 | DLA-2383-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | nfdump | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | nfdump | 1.6.18-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.7 | nfdump | 1.6.15-r1 | — |
Advisories 1
- DLA-2383-1 nfdump - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/issues/104
- FEDORA-2019-0fbfb00cbb vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-9013b5e75d vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202003-17 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200926 [SECURITY] [DLA 2383-1] nfdump security update mailing-list