Memory Leak Affecting tcpreplay package, versions <4.4.2-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-TCPREPLAY-2808592
  • published5 May 2022
  • disclosed4 May 2022

Introduced: 4 May 2022

CVE-2022-28487  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 tcpreplay to version 4.4.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tcpreplay package and not the tcpreplay package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

Tcpreplay version 4.4.1 contains a memory leakage flaw in fix_ipv6_checksums() function. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

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