Issued at: 2026-10-07
Updated at: 2026-10-07
Advisory content derived from Red Hat RHSA-2026:76045, © Red Hat, Inc., used under CC BY 4.0, with modifications.
Synopsis
Important: libpcap security update
Description
The libpcap packages provide a portable framework for low-level network monitoring. The libpcap library provides network statistics collection, security monitoring, and network debugging.
Security Fix(es):
* libpcap: libpcap: Out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability allows arbitrary memory access (CVE-2026-0799)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.