Bug 2529089 (CVE-2026-31911)

Summary: CVE-2026-31911 libpcap: libpcap: Denial of Service via crafted BPF opcode
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, kshier, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, stcannon, suppawar, teagle, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers, yguenane
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A flaw was found in libpcap. A local attacker could provide a crafted filter program containing an invalid Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) opcode. This could cause the operating system (OS) process using libpcap to terminate, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-05 19:01:22 UTC
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.