Security update for wireshark

SUSE Security Update: Security update for wireshark
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:1098-1
Rating: moderate
References: #930691
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available. It includes one version update.

    Description:

    Wireshark was updated and fixes the following issues:

    • CVE-2015-3811: The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data.
    • CVE-2015-3812: The X11 dissector could leak memory
    • CVE-2015-3814: The IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop.

    Security Issues:

    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 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-wireshark=10771
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-wireshark=10771
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-wireshark=10771
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-wireshark=10771

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.10.14]:
      • wireshark-devel-1.10.14-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.10.14]:
      • wireshark-1.10.14-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.10.14]:
      • wireshark-1.10.14-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 1.10.14]:
      • wireshark-1.10.14-0.3.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 1.10.14]:
      • wireshark-1.10.14-0.3.1

    References: