OESA-2026-2956 nmap security update

Nmap "Network Mapper" is a free and open source license utility for network discovery and security \ auditing. It was designed to rapidly scan large networks, but works fine against single hosts. Security Fixes: Nmap through 7.99 does not keep the IPv6 extension-header walk within the captured...

The vulnerability of the ipv6_get_data_primitive() function in the libnetutil/netutil.cc library, a networking scanning tool for Nmap, allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ipv6getdataprimitive function in the libnetutil/netutil.cc library, a network scanning tool for Nmap, is related to a countable loss of significance. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to cause a service failure...