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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1967-1] libpcap security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpcap' package(s) announced via the DSA-1967-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
libpcap (Packet CAPture), a low-level network monitoring library, does not properly validate the PHB header length before allocating memory. This update added sanity checks for PHB header length.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'libpcap' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 1.6.2-2+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libpcap packages.