Gentoo: GLSA-202105-21: Tcpreplay: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Tcpreplay. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Tcpreplay users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpreplay-4.3.4"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-24265 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24265 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-24266 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24266
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-21
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
Tcpreplay is a suite of utilities for UNIX systems for editing and replaying network traffic which was previously captured by tools like tcpdump and ethereal/wireshark.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-analyzer/tcpreplay < 4.3.4 >= 4.3.4
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted network capture file using Tcpreplay, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.