🛡️ CVE-2023-7256 on Alpine 3.20 (Root.io) — rootio-libpcap

🟡 CVSS 5.0 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
5.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2023-7256 in rootio-libpcap - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2023-7256 in the rootio-libpcap package for Root:Alpine:3.20. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-7256 as tracked by Alpine 3.20 (Root.io), for the package rootio-libpcap. The fix is available in version 1.10.4-r10073; earlier versions remain affected.

Affected software

ROOT-OS-ALPINE-320-CVE-2023-7256 is recorded against 1 package.

  • rootio-libpcap (fixed in 1.10.4-r10073)

Timeline and source

Published on 22 March 2026 and last revised on 28 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2023-7256 on other distributions

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Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 5.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-03-22
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-07-28
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
rootio-libpcap — 1.10.4-r10073

References

N/A

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