GLSA 201510-04: tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/31/2015
Bugs:	#552632
ID:	201510-04

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in tcpdump, the worst of which can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service condition or executive arbitrary code.

Background

tcpdump is a Tool for network monitoring and data acquisition.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-analyzer/tcpdump	< 4.7.4	>= 4.7.4	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All tcpdump users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-4.7.4"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201510-04.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.