CVE-2026-6554
ADVISORY - nistSummary
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.
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
ADVISORY - nist
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
NIST
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-6554
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
1.8
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)
CVSS SCORE
5.5mediumDebian
CREATED
UPDATED
ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-6554
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-