tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tcpdump | Redhat | 3.4-39 (including) | 3.4-39 (including) |
| Tcpdump | Redhat | 3.6.2-9 (including) | 3.6.2-9 (including) |
| Tcpdump | Redhat | 3.6.2-12 (including) | 3.6.2-12 (including) |
| Tcpdump | Redhat | 3.6.3-3 (including) | 3.6.3-3 (including) |
| Tcpdump | Redhat | 3.7.2-1 (including) | 3.7.2-1 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | RedHat | * |