CVE-2026-121944

CVE-2026-121944CVE-2026-121944

Description

sngrep through 1.9.0 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in capture_packet_reasm_ip() in src/capture.c that allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted NFLOG TLVs. Attackers can supply a pcap file with link type NFLOG containing a non-payload TLV with length under 4, making the capture thread spin at full CPU and stop processing packets.

Scoring

CVSS 5.5 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Last modified2026-11-04
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.