SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0981-1)

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues : - Update to wireshark 2.2.14, fix such issues : - bsc1088200 VUL-0: wireshark: multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2.2.14, 2.4.6 - CVE-2018-9256: LWAPP dissector crash - CVE-2018-9260: IEEE 802.15.4 dissector crash - CVE-2018-9261: NBAP dissect...

CVE-2018-9261

The CVE-2018-9261 issue affects the NBAP dissector in Wireshark (versions 2.4.0–2.4.5 and 2.2.0–2.2.13). It crashes due to a large loop that can end in a heap-based buffer overflow; the root cause is the self-linking of DCH-IDs in packet-nbap.c. Mitigation: apply the vendor patch—Wireshark 2.2.14...