Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4221-2
January 15, 2020
libpcap vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
Applications using libpcap could be made to crash if given
specially
crafted data.
Software Description:
- libpcap: Library for for user-level network packet capture
Details:
USN-4221-1 fixed a vulnerability in libpcap. This update
provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libpcap did not properly validate PHB
headers in
some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service
(memory exhaustion).
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
libpcap0.8 1.1.1-10ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4221-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4221-1
CVE-2019-15165
Read more https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155959/USN-4221-2.txt

