Summary
The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.
Security Fix(es):
* wireshark: RTPS dissector crash (CVE-2023-0666)
* wireshark: VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash (CVE-2023-2856)
* wireshark: NetScaler file parser crash (CVE-2023-2858)
* wireshark: XRA dissector infinite loop (CVE-2023-2952)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | wireshark | 1:2.6.2-17.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | wireshark-cli | 1:2.6.2-17.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | wireshark-devel | 1:2.6.2-17.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 4
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Medium 6.5
Wireshark RTPS Parsing Buffer Overflow
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted RTPS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark.
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Medium 5.3
VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted c…
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Medium 5.3
NetScaler file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted captur…
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Medium 5.3
XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injecti…
References
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0666
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2856
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2858
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2952
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210824
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210829
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210832
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2211406
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advisory
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-7015.html