Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1090-1 tcpdump -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
06 Sep 2017
Affected Packages:
tcpdump
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-11108, CVE-2017-11541, CVE-2017-11542, CVE-2017-11543.
More information:

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump, a command-line network traffic analyzer. These vulnerabilities might result in denial of service (application crash).

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 4.9.0-1~deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your tcpdump packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS