A tcpdump security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.1.

opensuse-security-announce: openSUSE-SU-2020:1983-1: moderate: Security update for tcpdump

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for tcpdump
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1983-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1178466
Cross-References: CVE-2020-8037
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for tcpdump fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-8037: Fixed an issue where PPP decapsulator did not allocate
the right buffer size (bsc#1178466).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1983=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):

tcpdump-4.9.2-lp151.4.9.1
tcpdump-debuginfo-4.9.2-lp151.4.9.1
tcpdump-debugsource-4.9.2-lp151.4.9.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8037.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178466