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HistoryNov 09, 2021 - 8:48 a.m.

Low: tcpdump security and bug fix update

2021-11-0908:48:42
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osv.dev
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0.007 Low

EPSS

Percentile

80.2%

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 Rocky Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.