This update for tcpdump to version 4.9.0 and libpcap to version 1.8.1 fixes the several issues.
These security issues were fixed in tcpdump:
CVE-2016-7922: The AH parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ah.c:ah_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7923: The ARP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-arp.c:arp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7924: The ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-atm.c:oam_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7925: The compressed SLIP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-sl.c:slifprint() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7926: The Ethernet parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ethertype_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7927: The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-80211.c:ieee80211radioprint() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7928: The IPComp parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ipcomp.c:ipcomp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7929: The Juniper PPPoE ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-juniper.c:juniperparseheader() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7930: The LLC/SNAP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-llc.c:llc_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7931: The MPLS parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-mpls.c:mpls_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7932: The PIM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-pim.c:pimv2checkchecksum() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7933: The PPP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ppp.c:ppphdlcif_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7934: The RTCP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:rtcp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7935: The RTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:rtp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7936: The UDP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:udp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7937: The VAT parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:vat_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7938: The ZeroMQ parser in tcpdump had an integer overflow in print-zeromq.c:zmtp1printframe() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7939: The GRE parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-gre.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7940: The STP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-stp.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7973: The AppleTalk parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-atalk.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7974: The IP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ip.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7975: The TCP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-tcp.c:tcp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7983: The BOOTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7984: The TFTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-tftp.c:tftp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7985: The CALM FAST parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-calm-fast.c:calmfastprint() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7986: The GeoNetworking parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-geonet.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7992: The Classical IP over ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-cip.c:cipifprint() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-7993: A bug in util-print.c:relts_print() in tcpdump could cause a buffer overflow in multiple protocol parsers (DNS, DVMRP, HSRP, IGMP, lightweight resolver protocol, PIM) (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-8574: The FRF.15 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-fr.c:frf15_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2016-8575: The Q.933 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-fr.c:q933_print(), a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-5482 (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5202: The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-isoclns.c:clnp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5203: The BOOTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5204: The IPv6 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ip6.c:ip6_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5205: The ISAKMP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-isakmp.c:ikev2eprint() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5341: The OTV parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-otv.c:otv_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5342: In tcpdump a bug in multiple protocol parsers (Geneve, GRE, NSH, OTV, VXLAN and VXLAN GPE) could cause a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ether_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5482: The Q.933 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-fr.c:q933_print(), a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8575 (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5483: The SNMP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-snmp.c:asn1_parse() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5484: The ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-atm.c:sig_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5485: The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in addrtoname.c:lookup_nsap() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2017-5486: The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-isoclns.c:clnp_print() (bsc#1020940).
CVE-2015-3138: Fixed potential denial of service in print-wb.c (bsc#927637).
CVE-2015-0261: Integer signedness error in the mobilityoptprint function in the IPv6 mobility printer in tcpdump allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative length value (bsc#922220).
CVE-2015-2153: The rpkirtrpdu_print function in print-rpki-rtr.c in the TCP printer in tcpdump allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via a crafted header length in an RPKI-RTR Protocol Data Unit (PDU) (bsc#922221).
CVE-2015-2154: The osiprintcksum function in print-isoclns.c in the ethernet printer in tcpdump allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted (1) length, (2) offset, or (3) base pointer checksum value (bsc#922222).
CVE-2015-2155: The force printer in tcpdump allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors (bsc#922223).
CVE-2014-8767: Integer underflow in the olsr_print function in tcpdump 3.9.6 when in verbose mode, allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted length value in an OLSR frame (bsc#905870).
CVE-2014-8768: Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump when run in verbose mode, allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame (bsc#905871).
CVE-2014-8769: tcpdump might have allowed remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from memory or cause a denial of service (packet loss or segmentation fault) via a crafted Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) packet, which triggers an out-of-bounds memory access (bsc#905872).
These non-security issues were fixed in tcpdump:
PPKI to Router Protocol: Fix Segmentation Faults and other problems
RPKI to Router Protocol: print strings with fn_printn()
Added a short option '#', same as long option '--number'