Security update for wireshark

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4440-1
Release Date: 2025-12-17T15:44:46Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-13499 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-13499 ( SUSE ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-13499 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-13499 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-13946 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-13946 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-13499: Fixed Kafka dissector crash due to malformed packet (bsc#1254108).
  • CVE-2025-13946: Fixed MEGACO dissector infinite loop that allows denial of service (bsc#1254472).

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:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-4440=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4440=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4440=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-4440=1

Package List:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-devel-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libwiretap14-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwsutil15-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwireshark17-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-devel-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libwiretap14-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwsutil15-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwireshark17-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    • libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1

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