CVE-2026-31911

Medium

Description

libpcap BPF interpreter calls abort() if it encounters a BPF instruction that has an invalid opcode. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can terminate the OS process.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductThe Tcpdump Group Libpcap
PublishedSep 5, 2026
First seenSep 5, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-617CWE-617

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
The Tcpdump Group libpcapv < 1.10.71.10.7

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