python3-scapy: fix libpcap loading and ptests on musl

- ctypes.util.find_library() relies on "ldconfig -p", gcc or ld, none of
  which exist on a musl target, so find_library("pcap") returns None
  and scapy raises "Cannot find libpcap.so library" even with libpcap
  installed. That disabled conf.use_pcap and BPF filter compilation and
  failed ten ptests (offline sniff() with filters, tcpdump(), tdecode(),
  traceroute). Fall back to loading libpcap.so.1/libpcap.so by name.

- The NetBSD read_routes6() test compares IPv4-compatible IPv6 prefixes
  as strings, but musl's inet_ntop() prints ::127.0.0.0 as ::7f00:0.
  Normalise the expected values with in6_ptop().

Tested with meta-networking-image-ptest-python3-scapy on qemux86-64
with yoe-musl-systemd-wayland: TOTAL: 1 FAIL: 0.

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Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <khem.raj@oss.qualcomm.com>
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@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
From 6ee4ddc1b53f792d4e2a7826d65cebeeb9d9eb79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Khem Raj <khem.raj@oss.qualcomm.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:54:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] libpcap: load libpcap even when find_library() cannot
locate it
ctypes.util.find_library() finds libraries through "ldconfig -p", gcc
or ld. A target system may have none of them; on musl-based systems
there is no ldconfig cache at all, so find_library("pcap") returns None
even with libpcap installed, and scapy reports
OSError: Cannot find libpcap.so library
which disables conf.use_pcap and BPF filter compilation (sniff() with a
filter, tcpdump(), tdecode(), ...). Fall back to loading libpcap.so.1 or
libpcap.so by name and let the dynamic loader search its default paths.
Upstream-Status: Pending
Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <khem.raj@oss.qualcomm.com>
---
scapy/libs/winpcapy.py | 18 +++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/scapy/libs/winpcapy.py b/scapy/libs/winpcapy.py
index 42bfa850..c537b22b 100644
--- a/scapy/libs/winpcapy.py
+++ b/scapy/libs/winpcapy.py
@@ -36,9 +36,21 @@ else:
# Try to load libpcap
SOCKET = c_int
_lib_name = find_library("pcap")
- if not _lib_name:
- raise OSError("Cannot find libpcap.so library")
- _lib = CDLL(_lib_name)
+ if _lib_name:
+ _lib = CDLL(_lib_name)
+ else:
+ # ctypes.util.find_library() relies on ldconfig, gcc or ld to
+ # locate libraries, none of which may exist on the target (e.g.
+ # musl-based systems have no "ldconfig -p"). Fall back to letting
+ # the dynamic loader search its default paths.
+ for _lib_name in ("libpcap.so.1", "libpcap.so"):
+ try:
+ _lib = CDLL(_lib_name)
+ break
+ except OSError:
+ pass
+ else:
+ raise OSError("Cannot find libpcap.so library")
##
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
From 7602260f82f54cf9b179549c5b03866ec16f68d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Khem Raj <khem.raj@oss.qualcomm.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:54:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] test: don't depend on libc formatting of IPv4-compatible
addresses
The NetBSD read_routes6() test compares route prefixes such as
::127.0.0.0 as strings, but scapy formats them with the libc's
inet_ntop(). glibc prints IPv4-compatible addresses in dotted form,
while musl only does so for IPv4-mapped (::ffff:a.b.c.d) addresses and
prints ::7f00:0, ::e000:0 and ::ff00:0, so the test fails on musl.
Both forms denote the same address; normalise the expected values with
in6_ptop() so they match whatever the libc produces.
Upstream-Status: Pending
Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <khem.raj@oss.qualcomm.com>
---
test/regression.uts | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/test/regression.uts b/test/regression.uts
index 4c972fa1..b6bb9d6e 100644
--- a/test/regression.uts
+++ b/test/regression.uts
@@ -3134,9 +3134,9 @@ assert routes == [
('::', 104, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
('::', 96, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
('::1', 128, '::', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
- ('::127.0.0.0', 104, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
- ('::224.0.0.0', 100, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
- ('::255.0.0.0', 104, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
+ (in6_ptop('::127.0.0.0'), 104, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
+ (in6_ptop('::224.0.0.0'), 100, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
+ (in6_ptop('::255.0.0.0'), 104, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
('::ffff:0.0.0.0', 96, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
('2001:db8::', 32, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
('2002::', 24, '::1', 'lo0', ['::1'], 1),
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ SRCREV = "1de09fe85fe5c9d60ea5c6de130374e170b5bc28"
SRC_URI = "git://github.com/secdev/scapy.git;branch=master;protocol=https;tag=v${PV} \
file://0001-python3-scapy-skip-ICMP-regression-tests-in-ptest.patch \
file://0002-main-initialize-banner-for-the-default-Python-shell.patch \
file://0003-libpcap-load-libpcap-even-when-find_library-cannot-l.patch \
file://0004-test-don-t-depend-on-libc-formatting-of-IPv4-compati.patch \
file://run-ptest"
UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"