libpcap BPF interpreter for the 'div #k' and 'mod #k' ALU instructions does not check whether the immediate value is zero. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can cause a division by zero.

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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to libpcap 1.10.7.


Workaround

Validate every filter program that has not been produced by a local call to pcap_compile().

History

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Tcpdump
Tcpdump libpcap
Vendors & Products Tcpdump
Tcpdump libpcap

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description libpcap BPF interpreter for the 'div #k' and 'mod #k' ALU instructions does not check whether the immediate value is zero. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can cause a division by zero.
Title division by zero in libpcap before 1.10.7
Weaknesses CWE-369
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Tcpdump

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T15:13:31.774Z

Reserved: 2026-04-13T17:26:27.568Z

Link: CVE-2026-6244

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T15:13:28.143Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-05T19:16:55.950

Modified: 2026-09-08T19:20:25.117

Link: CVE-2026-6244

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-05T18:50:39Z

Links: CVE-2026-6244 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T08:24:59Z

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