USN-4221-2: libpcap vulnerability
USN-4221-2: libpcap vulnerability libpcap vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary Applications using libpcap could be made to crash if given specially crafted data. Software Description libpcap – Library for for user-level network packet capture Details USN-4221-1 fixed a vulnerability in libpcap. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that libpcap did not properly validate PHB headers in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM libpcap0.8 – 1.1.1-10ubuntu0.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References USN-4221-1 CVE-2019-15165 Source: USN-4221-2: libpcap [ more… ]