SUSE-SU-2018:1988-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:1988-1

    Published: 19 Jul 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for wireshark

    Details: This update for wireshark fixes vulnerabilities that could be used to trigger dissector crashes or cause dissectors to go into large infinite loops by making Wireshark read specially crafted packages from the network or capture files (bsc#1094301). This includes: - CVE-2018-11356: DNS dissector crash - CVE-2018-11357: Multiple dissectors could consume excessive memory - CVE-2018-11358: Q.931 dissector crash - CVE-2018-11359: The RRC dissector and other dissectors could crash - CVE-2018-11360: GSM A DTAP dissector crash - CVE-2018-11362: LDSS dissector crash

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181988-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1094301, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11356, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11357, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11358, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11359, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11360, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11362

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.7-3.3.4

    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