Advisorylow
USN-8824-1: libpcap vulnerability
AI summary · grok-4.7Summaries by Vani AI
Ubuntu's USN-8824-1 says libpcap may allow out-of-bounds operations via weak BPF checks.
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8824-1 reports that libpcap did not properly validate BPF instructions in some situations. An attacker could possibly use the issue to perform out-of-bounds memory operations. The notice names no CVE and does not report active exploitation.
Key facts
- USN-8824-1 covers improper BPF validation in libpcap.
- The flaw could allow out-of-bounds memory operations.
- No CVE or active exploitation is mentioned.
From the original article
It was discovered that libpcap did not properly validate BPF instructions in some situation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform out of bound memory operations.
ubuntu.com
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