CVE-2019-15165

libpcap: The libpcap packages provide a portable framework for low-level network monitoring

CVE-2019-15165 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by libpcap0.8 1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1, released September 29, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0283
86th percentile

The libpcap packages provide a portable framework for low-level network monitoring. The libpcap library provides network statistics collection, security monitoring, and network debugging. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: libpcap (1.9.1). (BZ#1806422) Security Fix(es): * libpcap: Resource exhaustion during PHB header length validation (CVE-2019-15165) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libpcap · RHEL 8 14:1.9.1-4.el8 RHSA-2020:4547 Nov 4, 2020
libpcap · ol 8 14:1.9.1-4.el8 ELSA-2020-4547 Nov 10, 2020
libpcap-devel · RHEL 8 14:1.9.1-4.el8 RHSA-2020:4547 Nov 4, 2020
libpcap-devel · ol 8 14:1.9.1-4.el8 ELSA-2020-4547 Nov 10, 2020
libpcap0.8 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1 libpcap0.8 1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1 Sep 29, 2019

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