UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8006: libpcap Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8006 is a vulnerability in libpcap Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 31-08-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- libpcapAll versions (No fix recorded)
1 vendor · 1 product