Security update for wireshark

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0237-1
Release Date: 2026-01-22T12:26:16Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-0959 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-0959 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-0959 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-0959 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-0960 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-0960 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-0960 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-0960 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-0962 ( SUSE ): 6.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-0962 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-0962 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-0962 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-0959: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#1256734).
  • CVE-2026-0960: HTTP3 dissector infinite loop (bsc#1256736).
  • CVE-2026-0962: SOME/IP-SD dissector crash (bsc#1256739).

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-SP7-2026-237=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-237=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-237=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-237=1

Package List:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wireshark-devel-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • wireshark-devel-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwiretap14-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwireshark17-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwsutil15-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwiretap14-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwireshark17-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • wireshark-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
    • libwsutil15-4.2.14-150600.18.35.1

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