CVE-2024-2397
infinite loop in the PPP printer of tcpdump
Summary
infinite loop in the PPP printer of tcpdump
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Due to a bug in packet data buffers management, the PPP printer in tcpdump can enter an infinite loop when reading a crafted DLT_PPP_SERIAL .pcap savefile. This problem does not affect any tcpdump release, but it affected the git master branch from 2023-06-05 to 2024-03-21.
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.fedoraproject.org
- web lists.freebsd.org