Description
In Wireshark 3.0.x before 3.0.8, the BT ATT dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c by validating opcodes.
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 | 3.2.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 3.2.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 3.2.0-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | wireshark | 2.6.20-0+deb9u1 | DLA-2547-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | wireshark | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | wireshark | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | wireshark | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | wireshark | 3.0.8-r0 | — |
Advisories 1
- DLA-2547-1 wireshark - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16258
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=01f261de41f4dd3233ef578e5c0ffb9c25c7d14d
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-02.html
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210206 [SECURITY] [DLA 2547-1] wireshark security update mailing-list