CVE-2026-18313 (GCVE-0-2026-18313)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-05 18:51 – Updated: 2026-09-08 15:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
rpcapd memory leak in libpcap before 1.10.7
Summary
rpcapd can allocate up to 65536 bytes per each RPCAP_MSG_UPDATEFILTER_REQ or RPCAP_MSG_STARTCAP_REQ message received from the client, but it never frees the memory, so it leaks memory even under normal use. A malicious client can cause the server to leak memory substantially faster.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-08 15:16 UTC
CWE
- CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap/comm… | patch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tcpdump Group | libpcap |
Affected:
1.9.x
Affected: 1.10.x , < 1.10.7 (semver) |
guessed |
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