Description
Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 1.8.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.8.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.8.2-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | wireshark | 2.2.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 55035 vdb-entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7561
- 54425 third-party-advisory
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=44307
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-19.html
- GLSA-201308-05 vendor-advisory
- 51363 third-party-advisory
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.h?r1=44307&r2=44306&pathrev=44307
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15741 vdb-entry signature
- 50276 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1067 vendor-advisory