How many CVEs have patched sock_initaddress?

1 published CVEs changed sock_initaddress in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap, in 2 distinct patches totalling 59 changed lines, between 2024 and 2024.

What is the latest CVE that changed sock_initaddress?

CVE-2023-7256, published 2024-08-30, changed lines 1072 to 1185 of sockutils.c.

How does sock_initaddress 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 sock_initaddress.

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.

the-tcpdump-group/libpcap

Function

2 files

sock_initaddress

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

Defined in 2 files

Last patched August 30, 2024

CVEs

That changed this function

Distinct patches

Backports counted once

Lines changed

Added plus removed

2024

Years

By CVE publication date

Overview

sock_initaddress in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap was changed by 1 published CVE fixes in 2024, in 2 distinct patches that added or removed 59 lines in total.

The name occurs in 2 files: sockutils.c, sockutils.h.

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 sock_initaddress, newest first, with the lines each fix touched.

CVE-2023-7256
CVE-2023-7256 · sockutils.c · lines 1072–1185 · +30 −24 in 6 hunks
Medium · CVSS 4.4
EPSS 0.2%2024-08-30
CVE-2023-7256
CVE-2023-7256 · sockutils.h · lines 141–142 · +2 −3
Medium · CVSS 4.4
EPSS 0.2%2024-08-30

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Other functions in these files

Functions in the same files that CVE fixes also changed.

1sock_present2networksockutils.c1 CVEs · 1 patches2024

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

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about CVE fixes to sock_initaddress.

How many CVEs have patched sock_initaddress?: 1 published CVEs changed sock_initaddress in the-tcpdump-group/libpcap, in 2 distinct patches totalling 59 changed lines, between 2024 and 2024.
What is the latest CVE that changed sock_initaddress?: CVE-2023-7256, published 2024-08-30, changed lines 1072 to 1185 of sockutils.c.
How does sock_initaddress 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 sock_initaddress.
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

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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