SUSE-SU-2015:1713-1: moderate: Security update for wireshark

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for wireshark
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2015:1713-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #935158 #941500 
Cross-References:   CVE-2015-3813 CVE-2015-6241 CVE-2015-6242
                    CVE-2015-6243 CVE-2015-6244 CVE-2015-6245
                    CVE-2015-6246 CVE-2015-6247 CVE-2015-6248
                    CVE-2015-6249
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that fixes 10 vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   Wireshark has been updated to 1.12.7. (FATE#319388)

   The following vulnerabilities have been fixed:
   * Wireshark could crash when adding an item to the protocol tree.
     wnpa-sec-2015-21 CVE-2015-6241
   * Wireshark could attempt to free invalid memory. wnpa-sec-2015-22
     CVE-2015-6242
   * Wireshark could crash when searching for a protocol dissector.
     wnpa-sec-2015-23 CVE-2015-6243
   * The ZigBee dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-24 CVE-2015-6244
   * The GSM RLC/MAC dissector could go into an infinite loop.
     wnpa-sec-2015-25 CVE-2015-6245
   * The WaveAgent dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-26 CVE-2015-6246
   * The OpenFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop. wnpa-sec-2015-27
     CVE-2015-6247
   * Wireshark could crash due to invalid ptvcursor length checking.
     wnpa-sec-2015-28 CVE-2015-6248
   * The WCCP dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-29 CVE-2015-6249
   * Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
     https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.7.html

   Also a fix from 1.12.6 in GSM DTAP was backported. (bnc#935158)


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 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-661=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-661=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-661=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      wireshark-debuginfo-1.12.7-15.1
      wireshark-debugsource-1.12.7-15.1
      wireshark-devel-1.12.7-15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      wireshark-1.12.7-15.1
      wireshark-debuginfo-1.12.7-15.1
      wireshark-debugsource-1.12.7-15.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      wireshark-1.12.7-15.1
      wireshark-debuginfo-1.12.7-15.1
      wireshark-debugsource-1.12.7-15.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3813.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6241.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6242.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6243.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6244.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6245.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6246.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6247.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6248.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6249.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/935158
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/941500



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