libpcap vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Applications using libpcap could be made to crash if given specially crafted data.
Software Description
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 19.04
libpcap0.8 - 1.8.1-6ubuntu1.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libpcap0.8 - 1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libpcap0.8 - 1.7.4-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
libpcap0.8 - 1.5.3-2ubuntu0.1
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
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Applications using libpcap could be made to crash if given specially crafted data.
Software Description
- libpcap - Library for for user-level network packet capture
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 19.04
libpcap0.8 - 1.8.1-6ubuntu1.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libpcap0.8 - 1.8.1-6ubuntu1.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libpcap0.8 - 1.7.4-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
libpcap0.8 - 1.5.3-2ubuntu0.1
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
Continue reading...
