{"id":"MGASA-2020-0430","summary":"Updated tcpdump package fixes a security vulnerability","details":"The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large\namount of memory. (CVE-2020-8037)\n","modified":"2026-02-01T09:18:14.814830Z","published":"2020-11-21T12:21:00Z","related":["CVE-2020-8037"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0430.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27595"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2020/dla-2444"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"tcpdump","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/tcpdump?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.9.3-1.1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0430.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}