SB2024091280 - SUSE update for libpcap
Published: September 12, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024091280
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-7256)
The vulnerability allows a local user to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when configure for emote packet capture. A local user can trigger a double free error and crash the application.
2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8006)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the pcap_findalldevs_ex() function in pcap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.