SUSE-SU-2016:1345-1: moderate: Security update for wireshark

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Wed May 18 10:11:20 MDT 2016


   SUSE Security Update: Security update for wireshark
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2016:1345-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #968565 #976944 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-2523 CVE-2016-2530 CVE-2016-2531
                    CVE-2016-2532
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:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2523.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2530.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2531.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2532.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/968565
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/976944



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