AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: nmap / nmap-ncat (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1789630245)

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1789630245 advisory. - Nmap versions up to and including 7.99 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the application by...

OESA-2026-3680 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 versions up to and including 7.99 contains a denial of service vulnerability tha...

OESA-2026-3679 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 versions up to and including 7.99 contains a denial of service vulnerability tha...

Nmap 7.99 Memory Exhaustion

Nmap version 7.99 and earlier contain a loop with an unreachable exit condition in the Packet:parseoptions method of nselib/packet.lua. A remote host that is the target of a scan can exhaust the memory of the scanning Nmap process and terminate it by replying with a packet that carries a...

SUSE CVE-2026-72712

Nmap versions up to and including 7.99 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a crafted packet containing a zero-length TCP option. The malformed packet forces the Packet:parseoptions function in nselib/packet.lua to allocate...

AZL-95529 CVE-2026-72712 affecting package nmap for versions less than 7.95-5

Nmap versions up to and including 7.99 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a crafted packet containing a zero-length TCP option. The malformed packet forces the Packet:parseoptions function in nselib/packet.lua to allocate...

CVE-2026-72712: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

Nmap versions up to and including 7.99 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending a crafted packet containing a zero-length TCP option. The malformed packet forces the Packet:parseoptions function in nselib/packet.lua to allocate...