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Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2015-8011)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 28, 2020
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

A buffer overflow in the lldp_decode function in daemon/protocols/lldp.c in lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving large management addresses and TLV boundaries.

Solution

arch-linux-upgrade-latest

References

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