High
Security advisory
lmp_print_data_link_subobjs() in print-lmp.c in tcpdump before 4.9.3 lacks certain bounds checks.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2019-15166
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 09:20 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
lmp_print_data_link_subobjs() in print-lmp.c in tcpdump before 4.9.3 lacks certain bounds checks.
osv:CVE-2019-15166
Complete source record
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