Security update for wireshark

SUSE Security Update: Security update for wireshark
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2016:1345-1
Rating: moderate
References: #968565 #976944
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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    An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:

    This update to Wireshark 1 12.11 fixes a number issues in protocol
    dissectors that could have allowed a remote attacker to crash Wireshark or
    cause excessive CPU usage through specially crafted packages inserted into
    the network or a capture file.

    - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-22)
    - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-23)
    - The IAX2 dissector could go into an infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-24)
    - Wireshark and TShark could exhaust the stack (wnpa-sec-2016-25)
    - The GSM CBCH dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-26)
    - The NCP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-28)
    - CVE-2016-2523: DNP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-03)
    - CVE-2016-2530: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10)
    - CVE-2016-2531: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10)
    - CVE-2016-2532: LLRP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-11)
    - GSM A-bis OML dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-14)
    - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-15)
    - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-18)

    Also containsfurther bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
    https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.11.html
    https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.10.html

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-wireshark-12565=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-wireshark-12565=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-wireshark-12565=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • wireshark-devel-1.12.11-0.18.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
      • wireshark-1.12.11-0.18.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • wireshark-1.12.11-0.18.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • wireshark-debuginfo-1.12.11-0.18.1
      • wireshark-debugsource-1.12.11-0.18.1

    References: