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Oracle alert ELSA-2017-1871 (tcpdump)

From:  Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux <el-errata@oss.oracle.com>
To:  el-errata@oss.oracle.com
Subject:  [El-errata] ELSA-2017-1871 Moderate: Oracle Linux 7 tcpdump security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Date:  Tue, 8 Aug 2017 13:43:40 -0700
Message-ID:  <b3675dcf-d2da-2610-69c5-db8d32cf5332@oracle.com>

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2017-1871 http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-1871.html The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network: x86_64: tcpdump-4.9.0-5.el7.x86_64.rpm SRPMS: http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/tcpdump-4.9.0-5.e... Description of changes: [14:4.9.0-5] - Resolves: #1441597; use bigger capture buffer than in upstream [14:4.9.0-4] - Drop downstream patch (drop root privileges) - Add libcap-ng as a new build dependency - Related: #1262283 [14:4.9.0-3] - Fix tests according to our patches and libpcap version [14:4.9.0-2] - Use getnameinfo instead of gethostbyaddr [14:4.9.0-1] - New upstream version 4.9.0. Resolves: #1422473 - Add legacy -P switch with warning. Related to #1422473 and #1292056 [14:4.5.1-6] - Drop root before creating any dump file. Resolves: #1262283 [14:4.5.1-5] - Use -Q instead of -P to set capture direction. Resolves: #1292056 [14:4.5.1-4] - Fix segfault with --help option. Resolves: #1297812 _______________________________________________ El-errata mailing list El-errata@oss.oracle.com https://oss.oracle.com/mailman/listinfo/el-errata


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