CVE-2026-31911 (GCVE-0-2026-31911)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-05 18:50 – Updated: 2026-09-05 18:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
abort() in libpcap before 1.10.7 on an invalid BPF opcode
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/comm… | patch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tcpdump Group | libpcap |
Affected:
0 , < 1.10.7
(semver)
|
guessed |
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