Description
libpcap BPF interpreter calls abort() if it encounters a BPF instruction that has an invalid opcode. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can terminate the OS process.
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Remediation
Vendor Solution
Upgrade to libpcap 1.10.7.
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History
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | libpcap BPF interpreter calls abort() if it encounters a BPF instruction that has an invalid opcode. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can terminate the OS process. | |
| Title | abort() in libpcap before 1.10.7 on an invalid BPF opcode | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-617 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Tcpdump
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-05T18:50:03.936Z
Reserved: 2026-03-10T09:30:50.972Z
Link: CVE-2026-31911
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-05T19:16:55.707
Modified: 2026-09-05T19:16:55.707
Link: CVE-2026-31911
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-05T20:30:17Z
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