CVE-2024-8006

libpcap: Remote packet capture support is disabled by default in libpcap

CVE-2024-8006 is fixed in libpcap on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8006, released August 31, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
4.4
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0024
15th percentile

Remote packet capture support is disabled by default in libpcap. When a user builds libpcap with remote packet capture support enabled, one of the functions that become available is pcap_findalldevs_ex(). One of the function arguments can be a filesystem path, which normally means a directory with input data files. When the specified path cannot be used as a directory, the function receives NULL from opendir(), but does not check the return value and passes the NULL value to readdir(), which causes a NULL pointer derefence.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libpcap · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.10.5-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8006 Aug 31, 2024
libpcap · Debian 14 1.10.5-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8006 Aug 31, 2024
libpcap · opensuse-leap 15.6 1.10.4-150600.3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3217-1 Sep 12, 2024
libpcap · sles 15.6 1.10.4-150600.3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3217-1 Sep 12, 2024

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