SUSE-SU-2025:4440-1: moderate: Security update for wireshark

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# Security update for wireshark

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4440-1  
Release Date: 2025-12-17T15:44:46Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1254108
  * bsc#1254472

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-13499
  * CVE-2025-13946

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-13499 ( SUSE ):  6.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-13499 ( SUSE ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-13499 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-13499 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-13946 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-13946 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-13499: Fixed Kafka dissector crash due to malformed packet
    (bsc#1254108).
  * CVE-2025-13946: Fixed MEGACO dissector infinite loop that allows denial of
    service (bsc#1254472).

## 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:

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-4440=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-4440=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4440=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-4440=1

## Package List:

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-devel-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libwiretap14-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwsutil15-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwireshark17-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-devel-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libwiretap14-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwsutil15-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwireshark17-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1
    * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.14-150600.18.32.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13499.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13946.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254108
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254472

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