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CVE-2026-121944VulnerabilityPublished Updated

sngrep through 1.9.0 contains an infinite loop vulnerability in capture_packet_reasm_ip() in src/capture.c that allows

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-121944· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 05:04 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.06.8
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.15.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10sngreppkg:deb/ubuntu/sngrep?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =1.8.3-1
  • =1.8.4-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSsngreppkg:deb/ubuntu/sngrep?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =1.8.2-1
  • =1.8.3-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSsngreppkg:deb/ubuntu/sngrep?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 1.7.0-2 – 1.8.0-1build2
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSsngreppkg:deb/ubuntu/sngrep?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =1.4.9-1
  • =1.4.10-1
  • =1.4.10-1ubuntu0.1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSsngreppkg:deb/ubuntu/sngrep?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =1.4.6-1
  • =1.4.6-2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSsngreppkg:deb/ubuntu/sngrep?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 1.4.3-1 – 1.4.5-1
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid processing untrusted NFLOG pcap files with sngrep to prevent triggering the infinite loop.

Description

sngrep versions through 1.9.0 contain an infinite loop vulnerability in the capture_packet_reasm_ip() function within src/capture.c. This flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying a crafted NFLOG TLV with a length under 4, which causes the capture thread to spin at full CPU and stop processing packets. The vulnerability affects multiple specific versions of sngrep as listed. The CVSS score is 5.5, indicating a medium severity impact primarily due to denial of service.

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