Important: libpcap security update

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    "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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      "modified": "2026-10-07T06:30:02.520720973Z",
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        "https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:76045",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2529093",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76045"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 93159,
  "published_at": "2026-10-07T06:01:11.181+00:00"
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