Security update for wireshark

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0754-1
Release Date: 2025-02-28T16:31:33Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-1492 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-1492 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-1492 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

Update to version 4.2.11:

  • CVE-2025-1492: uncontrolled recursion leading to a stack buffer overflow can cause Bundle Protocol and CBOR dissector to crash (bsc#1237414).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-754=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-754=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-754=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-754=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwsutil15-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwireshark17-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-devel-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwiretap14-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwsutil15-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwireshark17-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwiretap14-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1
    • wireshark-devel-4.2.11-150600.18.20.1

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