kismet

Description:IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN sniffer
License: GPL-2
Homepage:https://www.kismetwireless.net
Location:Portage
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  • + - stable
  • ~ - unstable
  • M - hardmask
alpha amd64 arm hppa ia64 m68k mips ppc ppc64 s390 sh sparc x86
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2022.08.1-r2 - + + - - - - ~ - - - - +

USE flags

  • libusb - Support libusb based capture sources such as mousejack, cc2540(ble), and nrf51822(ble)
  • lm-sensors - Add linux lm-sensors (hardware sensors) support
  • mqtt - Enable MQTT support
  • networkmanager - Enable net-misc/networkmanager support
  • pcre - Build with pcre support
  • python_single_target_python3_10 - Build for Python 3.10 only
  • python_single_target_python3_11 - Build for Python 3.11 only
  • python_single_target_python3_9 - Build for Python 3.9 only
  • rtlsdr - Enable rtlsdr based kismet capture sources
  • selinux - !!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur
  • suid - Install a setuid root helper binary with limited functionality; this allows running kismet as a normal user, significantly reducing security risks
  • ubertooth - Enable capture source for ubertooth to sniff bluetooth low energy
  • udev - Enable virtual/udev integration (device discovery, power and storage device support, etc)

Security Advisory

Date Severity Title
over 18 years high Kismet: Multiple vulnerabilities

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