openSUSE-SU-2017:0364-1: Security update for Wireshark
openSUSE Security Update: Security update for Wireshark ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2017:0364-1 Rating: low References: #1021739 Cross-References: CVE-2017-5596 CVE-2017-5597 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update to Wireshark 2.2.4 fixes two minor vulnerabilities that could be used to cause Wireshark to go into a large or infinite loop by sending specially crafted packages over the network or into a capture file. (bsc#1021739) - CVE-2017-5596: The ASTERIX dissector could go into an infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-01) - CVE-2017-5597: The DHCPv6 dissector could go into a large loop (wnpa-sec-2017-02) - Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.4.html Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2017-194=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (x86_64): wireshark-2.2.4-7.1 wireshark-debuginfo-2.2.4-7.1 wireshark-debugsource-2.2.4-7.1 wireshark-devel-2.2.4-7.1 wireshark-ui-gtk-2.2.4-7.1 wireshark-ui-gtk-debuginfo-2.2.4-7.1 wireshark-ui-qt-2.2.4-7.1 wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-2.2.4-7.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5596.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5597.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1021739
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