SUSE-SU-2018:0179-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:0179-1

    Published: 23 Jan 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for wireshark

    Details: This update for wireshark to version 2.2.12 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-5334: IxVeriWave file could crash (bsc#1075737) - CVE-2018-5335: WCP dissector could crash (bsc#1075738) - CVE-2018-5336: Multiple dissector crashes (bsc#1075739) - CVE-2017-17935: Incorrect handling of '\n' in file_read_line function could have lead to denial of service (bsc#1074171) This release no longer enables the Linux kernel BPF JIT compiler via the net.core.bpf_jit_enable sysctl, as this would make systems more vulnerable to Spectre variant 1 CVE-2017-5753 - (bsc#1075748) Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.12.html

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180179-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1074171, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1075737, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1075738, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1075739, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1075748, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17935, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5334, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5335, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5336

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.12-40.17.1

    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