Homebrew 7.0.0 is out, here’s what changed for security
Homebrew 7.0.0 closes eight security advisories, including a High sudo execution bug fixed in 6.0.12, and ships brew vulns vulnerability scanning.
Homebrew 7.0.0 closes eight security advisories rated one High, two Moderate, and five Low. The High flaw let unsigned cask removal metadata execute commands with sudo (fixed in 6.0.12), while the 7.0.0 Moderate closes a LaunchServices escape that let a malicious cask execute code outside the macOS install sandbox. The release ships brew vulns, which checks installed formulae against OSV.dev, extends build attestation verification to third-party tap bottles, and replaces Bubblewrap with Landlock sandboxing on Linux.
libpcap 1.10.7 fixes 7 vulnerabilities
libpcap 1.10.7 fixes seven vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-31912 affecting the deprecated bpf_filter(), and all users are advised to update.
libpcap 1.10.7 was published on 2026-09-05 with its main focus being fixes for seven vulnerabilities. Maintainer Denis Ovsienko announced the release on the oss-security mailing list, noting that each CVE record contains detailed accounts and links to git commits with further explanation. For the CVE-2026-31912 fix to take effect, applications using the now deprecated bpf_filter() must update their usage. All users are advised to update; no exploitation in the wild is reported.