Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0, the RTCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rtcp.c by avoiding a buffer overflow for packet status chunks.
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | libmaxminddb | 1.4.2-1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | spandsp | 0.0.6-3.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | wireshark | 3.2.2-3.35.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLES 15 | libmaxminddb | 1.4.2-1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLES 15 | spandsp | 0.0.6-3.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLES 15 | wireshark | 3.2.2-3.35.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | wireshark | 2.4.9-48.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | wireshark | 2.4.9-48.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2891-2, SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 |
| SLES 12 SP1 | wireshark | 2.4.9-48.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | wireshark | 2.4.9-48.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | wireshark | 2.2.16-40.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2412-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | libmaxminddb | 1.4.2-1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | spandsp | 0.0.6-3.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | wireshark | 3.2.2-3.35.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | wireshark | 2.4.9-48.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | wireshark | 2.4.9-48.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | wireshark | 2.4.9-48.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | wireshark | 2.2.16-40.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2412-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | libmaxminddb | 1.4.2-1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | spandsp | 0.0.6-3.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | wireshark | 3.2.2-3.35.2 | SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | wireshark | 2.4.9-48.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 | wireshark | 2.4.9-48.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | wireshark | 3.4.8-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | libmaxminddb | 1.4.2-lp151.3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0362-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | spandsp | 0.0.6-lp151.3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0362-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | wireshark | 3.2.2-lp151.2.9.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0362-1 |
Advisories 6
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0362-1 Security update for wireshark SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1 Security update for wireshark SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1 libwireshark14-3.4.8-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1 Security update for wireshark SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:2412-1 Security update for wireshark SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- SUSE-SU-2018:2891-2 Security update for wireshark SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-27.html
- 104308 vdb-entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14673
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=99d27a5fd2c540f837154aca3b3647f5ccfa0c33
- 1041036 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0362 vendor-advisory