[ALSA-2021:4236] Low: tcpdump security and bug fix update
Type:
security
Severity:
low
Release date:
2021-11-12
Description:
The tcpdump packages contain the tcpdump utility for monitoring network traffic. The tcpdump utility can capture and display the packet headers on a particular network interface or on all interfaces. Security Fix(es): * tcpdump: ppp decapsulator can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory (CVE-2020-8037) 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 AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
References:
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
x86_64 tcpdump-4.9.3-2.el8.x86_64.rpm 7d6765e47ea345b094a1dd09ff6224ac3601e0bd903c78886326902925ef3659
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.