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libpcap CVE-2026-6554

| EUVDEUVD-2026-72019 MEDIUM
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop) (CWE-835)
2026-09-05 Tcpdump GHSA-2c9f-8whq-v3fc
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Tcpdump
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Vendor (Tcpdump) PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI
5.5 MEDIUM

Local vector (AV:L) and PR:L because the attacker must supply crafted BPF bytecode locally; impact is availability-only (infinite loop, no data leakage or integrity change).

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
3.3 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Red Hat
5.5 MEDIUM
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Primary rating from Vendor (Tcpdump).

CVSS VectorVendor: Tcpdump

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Sep 05, 2026 - 19:18 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Sep 05, 2026 - 19:18 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 05, 2026 - 18:51 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

libpcap BPF interpreter treats the offset in the 'ja L' BPF instruction as a signed integer to implement looping via backward jumps, but it does not limit the number of loop iterations. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can cause the interpreter to loop infinitely.

AnalysisAI

Infinite-loop denial of service in libpcap's BPF interpreter allows a local low-privileged attacker to hang any process that evaluates a crafted BPF filter program via pcap_offline_filter(). The 'ja L' (jump always) instruction stores its target offset as a signed integer, enabling backward jumps that implement looping, but the interpreter imposed no cap on iterations, so a self-referential or backward-looping filter causes unbounded CPU consumption. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a local, low-privileged user (PR:L) who can supply raw BPF bytecode to a process invoking pcap_offline_filter() - this is the specific vulnerable function confirmed by the patch. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment CVSS 5.5 Medium (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) accurately characterizes the constrained real-world exposure: exploitation requires local access and the ability to supply raw BPF bytecode to a libpcap consumer calling pcap_offline_filter(). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the upstream fix by updating to a libpcap release that incorporates commit ff3c83475ac303c6b681c52ad0b6e14795a8e0ce (https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/commit/ff3c83475ac303c6b681c52ad0b6e14795a8e0ce); a specific tagged release version incorporating this fix was not confirmed in the available data, so monitor The Tcpdump Group's release page for the next tagged version and verify the CHANGES file contains the CVE-2026-6554 entry. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Low
Product Status
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS Affected

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