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Debian: DLA-2444-1 Moderate: Tcpdump Memory Security Flaw

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 10, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2445-1 highlights security vulnerabilities in netcat and advises users to perform system upgrades to enhance protection.
The ppp de-capsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
4.9.3-1~deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your tcpdump packages.

For the detailed security status of tcpdump please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/tcpdump

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Version: 4.9.3-1~deb9u2
CVE ID: CVE-2020-8037
Debian Bug: 973877

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