Fedora 22: tcpdump Security Update
Summary
Tcpdump is a command-line tool for monitoring network traffic.
Tcpdump can capture and display the packet headers on a particular
network interface or on all interfaces. Tcpdump can display all of
the packet headers, or just the ones that match particular criteria.
Install tcpdump if you need a program to monitor network traffic.
Update Information:
Rebase to 4.7.3 (#1201573). Contains security fix for CVE-2015-0261, CVE-2015-2154, CVE-2015-2153, CVE-2015-2155.
Change Log
References
[ 1 ] Bug #1201792 - CVE-2015-0261 tcpdump: IPv6 mobility printer mobility_opt_print() typecastimg/signedness error https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201792 [ 2 ] Bug #1201795 - CVE-2015-2153 tcpdump: tcp printer rpki_rtr_pdu_print() missing length check https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201795 [ 3 ] Bug #1201797 - CVE-2015-2154 tcpdump: ethernet printer osi_print_cksum() missing sanity checks out-of-bounds read https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201797
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update tcpdump' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .