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[PATCH] Support Linux capabilities for non-root raw packet scanning


From: Ali Norouzi via dev <dev () nmap org>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:58:09 +0000

Hi everyone,

I just opened a PR that adds support for Linux capabilities, allowing nmap to
perform raw packet scans without sudo when the binary has `CAP_NET_RAW` set via
setcap:

    https://github.com/nmap/nmap/pull/3333

Please review.

Best,
Ali
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