Bug 2529090 (CVE-2026-18238) - CVE-2026-18238 libpcap: libpcap: Information disclosure via out-of-bounds read in rpcap client
Summary: CVE-2026-18238 libpcap: libpcap: Information disclosure via out-of-bounds rea...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-18238
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Depends On: 2530648
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-09-05 19:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-09 10:00 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-05 19:01:26 UTC
The rpcap client code that processes a RPCAP_MSG_PACKET message received from the server incorrectly validates its headers.  A malicious server can send a crafted message and cause the client to treat up to 20 bytes of the client process memory beyond the end of the buffer as if it was a part of the captured packet.


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