GHSA-2c9f-8whq-v3fcMediumCVSS 5.5

libpcap BPF interpreter treats the offset in the 'ja L' BPF instruction as a signed integer to...

Published
September 5, 2026
Last Modified
September 5, 2026

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📋 Description

libpcap BPF interpreter treats the offset in the 'ja L' BPF instruction as a signed integer to implement looping via backward jumps, but it does not limit the number of loop iterations. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can cause the interpreter to loop infinitely.

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