How many CVEs have patched pcap_findalldevs_ex?

1 published CVEs changed pcap_findalldevs_ex in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap, in 1 distinct patches totalling 9 changed lines, between 2024 and 2024.

What is the latest CVE that changed pcap_findalldevs_ex?

CVE-2024-8006 (NULL pointer dereference in libpcap before 1.10.5 with remote packet capture support), published 2024-08-30, changed lines 233 to 247 of pcap-new.c.

How does pcap_findalldevs_ex compare to the rest of the-tcpdump-group/libpcap?

the-tcpdump-group/libpcap has 16 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed pcap_findalldevs_ex.

What do the line numbers refer to?

Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

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pcap_findalldevs_ex in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap: Patched by 1 CVEs

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pcap_findalldevs_ex

Name: pcap_findalldevs_ex in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap: CVE fixes
Creator: RadicalNotion.AI
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

pcap-new.c

Last patched August 30, 2024

CVEs

That changed this function

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Backports counted once

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2024

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

pcap_findalldevs_ex in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2024, in 1 distinct patches that added or removed 9 lines in total.

the-tcpdump-group/libpcap has 16 CVEs with a located fix in total, so 6% of them touched this function.

CVEs that patched it

Every published CVE whose fix changed pcap_findalldevs_ex, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

NULL pointer dereference in libpcap before 1.10.5 with remote packet capture support
CVE-2024-8006 · lines 233–247 · +8 −1 in 2 hunks
Medium · CVSS 4.4
EPSS 0.2%2024-08-30

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Other hotspots in the repository

Functions in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap changed by the most CVE fixes.

is2 CVEs · bpf_filter.c main_startup1 CVEs · rpcapd/rpcapd.c pcap_startcapture_remote1 CVEs · pcap-rpcap.c pcap_remoteact_accept_ex1 CVEs · pcap-rpcap.c pcap_remoteact_close1 CVEs · pcap-rpcap.c pcap_read_nocb_remote1 CVEs · pcap-rpcap.c

All patched functions in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to pcap_findalldevs_ex.

How many CVEs have patched pcap_findalldevs_ex?: 1 published CVEs changed pcap_findalldevs_ex in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap, in 1 distinct patches totalling 9 changed lines, between 2024 and 2024.
What is the latest CVE that changed pcap_findalldevs_ex?: CVE-2024-8006 (NULL pointer dereference in libpcap before 1.10.5 with remote packet capture support), published 2024-08-30, changed lines 233 to 247 of pcap-new.c.
How does pcap_findalldevs_ex compare to the rest of the-tcpdump-group/libpcap?: the-tcpdump-group/libpcap has 16 CVEs with a located fix in total; 1 of them changed pcap_findalldevs_ex.
What do the line numbers refer to?: Line numbers are in the fixed version of the file, as the upstream patch left it. A CVE whose fix was backported to several branches is listed once, with the lines from the upstream commit.

References

pcap-new.c on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Fix locations are computed by RadicalNotion.AI from the upstream patch diff of each CVE. CVE data is sourced from the CVE Program.

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