Description
In Wireshark 3.0.0, the IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c by detecting cases in which the bit offset does not advance.
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 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | wireshark | 3.0.1-r0 | — |
Advisories 3
- 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
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-11.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15553
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=00d5e9e9fb377f52ab7696f25c1dbc011ef0244d
- 107836 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2019-aef1dac6a0 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-77b2d840ef vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0362 vendor-advisory