MGASA-2017-0226

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    MGASA-2017-0226

    Published: 28 Jul 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: The wireshark package has been updated to version 2.2.8, which fixes several security issues where a malformed packet trace could cause it to crash or go into an infinite loop, and fixes several other bugs as well. See the release notes for details.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0226.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21314, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-13.html, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-28.html, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-34.html, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-35.html, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-36.html, https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.8.html, https://www.wireshark.org/news/20170718.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/wireshark?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.8-1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High