libpcap vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
* Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
Applications using libpcap could be made to crash if given
specially crafted data.
Software Description
* libpcap - Library for for user-level network packet capture
Details
USN-4221-1 fixed a vulnerability in libpcap. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libpcap did not properly validate PHB
headers in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (memory exhaustion).
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
libpcap0.8 - 1.1.1-10ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
* USN-4221-1
* CVE-2019-15165
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