libpcap BPF interpreter treats the offset in the 'ja L' BPF instruction as a signed integer to implement looping via backward jumps, but it does not limit the number of loop iterations. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can cause the interpreter to loop infinitely.
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threat_severity

Moderate


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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Tcpdump
Tcpdump libpcap
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Tcpdump libpcap

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Description libpcap BPF interpreter treats the offset in the 'ja L' BPF instruction as a signed integer to implement looping via backward jumps, but it does not limit the number of loop iterations. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can cause the interpreter to loop infinitely.
Title infinte loop in libpcap before 1.10.7
Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Tcpdump

Published: 2026-09-05T18:51:02.338Z

Updated: 2026-09-08T15:15:06.137Z

Reserved: 2026-04-17T22:00:24.313Z

Link: CVE-2026-6554

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T15:15:00.849Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-05T19:16:56.067

Modified: 2026-09-08T19:20:25.117

Link: CVE-2026-6554

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-05T18:51:02Z

Links: CVE-2026-6554 - Bugzilla