Security update for wireshark

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1046-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

Wireshark was updated to 1.10.14 to fix four security issues.

The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:

  • CVE-2015-3811: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data. (wnpa-sec-2015-14)
  • CVE-2015-3812: The X11 dissector could leak memory. (wnpa-sec-2015-15)
  • CVE-2015-3813: The packet reassembly code could leak memory. (wnpa-sec-2015-16)
  • CVE-2015-3814: The IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2015-17)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-266=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-266=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-266=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-266=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • wireshark-debugsource-1.10.14-12.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-1.10.14-12.1
    • wireshark-1.10.14-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wireshark-debugsource-1.10.14-12.1
    • wireshark-devel-1.10.14-12.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-1.10.14-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wireshark-debugsource-1.10.14-12.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-1.10.14-12.1
    • wireshark-1.10.14-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • wireshark-debugsource-1.10.14-12.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-1.10.14-12.1
    • wireshark-1.10.14-12.1

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