Security update for wireshark

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0307-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12

An update that solves six vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

  This update fixes the following security issues:
  • The following vulnerabilities allowed Wireshark to be crashed by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
  • The WCCP dissector could crash wnpa-sec-2015-01 CVE-2015-0559 CVE-2015-0560 [boo#912365]
  • The LPP dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-02 CVE-2015-0561 [boo#912368]
  • The DEC DNA Routing Protocol dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-03 CVE-2015-0562 [boo#912369]
  • The SMTP dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-04 CVE-2015-0563 [boo#912370]
  • Wireshark could crash while decypting TLS/SSL sessions. wnpa-sec-2015-05 CVE-2015-0564 [boo#912372]

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-81=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-81=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-81=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-81=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • wireshark-1.10.12-4.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-1.10.12-4.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-1.10.12-4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wireshark-devel-1.10.12-4.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-1.10.12-4.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-1.10.12-4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wireshark-1.10.12-4.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-1.10.12-4.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-1.10.12-4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • wireshark-1.10.12-4.1
    • wireshark-debuginfo-1.10.12-4.1
    • wireshark-debugsource-1.10.12-4.1

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