1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4133-1

USN-4133-1: Wireshark vulnerabilities

Publication date

16 September 2019

Overview

Wireshark could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic or input files.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or
local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malformed packets
onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or
local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malformed packets
onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.04 disco libwireshark-data –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
libwireshark11 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
libwiretap8 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
libwscodecs2 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
libwsutil9 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
tshark –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
wireshark –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
wireshark-common –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
wireshark-gtk –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
wireshark-qt –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
18.04 bionic libwireshark-data –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
libwireshark11 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
libwiretap8 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
libwscodecs2 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
libwsutil9 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
tshark –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
wireshark –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
wireshark-common –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
wireshark-gtk –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
wireshark-qt –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
16.04 xenial libwireshark-data –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
libwireshark11 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
libwiretap8 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
libwscodecs2 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
libwsutil9 –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
tshark –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
wireshark –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
wireshark-common –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
wireshark-gtk –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
wireshark-qt –  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0

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