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[slackware-security] libpcap (SSA:2026-249-01)

Posted on 07 September 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] libpcap (SSA:2026-249-01)

New libpcap packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libpcap-1.10.7-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This libpcap release fixes a number of vulnerabilities.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0799
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31912
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31911
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6244
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6554
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18313
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18238
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libpcap-1.10.7-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libpcap-1.10.7-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libpcap-1.10.7-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libpcap-1.10.7-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
7b3ab353dd23271dd3cec57219634b1c libpcap-1.10.7-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
042f2448dd158302b4e65a36a9ec9323 libpcap-1.10.7-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
0cd0af2b84652c8f15fda0776bc00338 l/libpcap-1.10.7-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
72542bb89b2f72942fbb518b8240b795 l/libpcap-1.10.7-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libpcap-1.10.7-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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