Bug#841161: /usr/sbin/tcpdump: tcpdump -d impossible as normal user

2017-05-23 Thread Guy Harris
On Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:43:37 +0200 =?utf-8?q?Uwe_Kleine-K=C3=B6nig?= wrote: > I wonder why I need to be root (well, probably "only" need a net related > capability) when generating a bpf filter: Because 1) in order to generate a BPF filter, you need a link-layer header type; 2

Bug#841161: /usr/sbin/tcpdump: tcpdump -d impossible as normal user

2016-10-18 Thread Uwe Kleine-König
Package: tcpdump Version: 4.7.4-3 Severity: minor File: /usr/sbin/tcpdump Hello, I wonder why I need to be root (well, probably "only" need a net related capability) when generating a bpf filter: uwe@perseus:~$ /usr/sbin/tcpdump -d ether dst 01:02:03:04:05:06 tcpdump: wlp2s0: You don't have perm