Important: libpcap security update

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2026%3A76045",
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  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Important: libpcap security update",
    "summary": "The libpcap packages provide a portable framework for low-level network monitoring. The libpcap library provides network statistics collection, security monitoring, and network debugging. Security Fix(es): * libpcap: libpcap: Out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability allows arbitrary memory access (CVE-2026-0799) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.",
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          "package": {
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      "modified": "2026-10-06T12:00:02.879320784Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76045",
        "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0799",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2529093",
        "https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-76045.html"
      ]
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 88987,
  "published_at": "2026-10-05T00:00:00+00:00"
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