MGASA-2018-0071

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    MGASA-2018-0071

    Published: 12 Jan 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: The MRDISC dissector could crash (CVE-2017-17997). The IxVeriWave file parser could crash (CVE-2018-5334). The WCP dissector could crash (CVE-2018-5335). Multiple dissectors could crash (CVE-2018-5336). Prior to this release dumpcap enabled the Linux kernel’s BPF JIT compiler via the net.core.bpf_jit_enable sysctl. This could make systems more vulnerable to Spectre variant 1 and this feature has been removed (CVE-2017-5753).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0071.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22374, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-01.html, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-02.html, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-03.html, https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-04.html, https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.12.html, https://www.wireshark.org/news/20180111.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.12-1.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