{"id":"ALSA-2021:4236","summary":"Low: tcpdump security and bug fix update","details":"The tcpdump packages contain the tcpdump utility for monitoring network traffic. The tcpdump utility can capture and display the packet headers on a particular network interface or on all interfaces.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* tcpdump: ppp decapsulator can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory (CVE-2020-8037)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-01-30T02:20:47.060918Z","published":"2021-11-09T08:48:42Z","related":["CVE-2020-8037"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-8037"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"tcpdump","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/tcpdump"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"14:4.9.3-2.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4236.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}