division by zero in libpcap before 1.10.7
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cve-program · CVE-2026-6244
Publishedlibpcap BPF interpreter for the 'div #k' and 'mod #k' ALU instructions does not check whether the immediate value is zero. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can cause a division by zero.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-6244
Publisheddivision by zero in libpcap before 1.10.7
libpcap BPF interpreter for the 'div #k' and 'mod #k' ALU instructions does not check whether the immediate value is zero. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can cause a division by zero.
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- 5 Sep 2026 18:50:39 UTC
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- 17 Sep 2026 07:35:54 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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