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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : libpcap (SUSE-SU-2026:0062-1)
low Nessus Plugin ID 282493
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.Description
The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2026:0062-1 advisory.- CVE-2025-11961: missing validation of provided MAC-48 address string in `pcap_ether_aton()` can lead to out-of-bounds read and write (bsc#1255765).
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected libpcap-devel and / or libpcap1 packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1255765
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 282493
File Name: suse_SU-2026-0062-1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 1/9/2026
Updated: 1/9/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 1.7
Temporal Score: 1.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-11961
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 1.9
Temporal Score: 1.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpcap-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpcap1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-11961
IAVA: 2026-A-0013
SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:0062-1