SUSE-SU-2025:03294-1: moderate: Security update for wireshark

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# Security update for wireshark

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03294-1  
Release Date: 2025-09-22T14:11:03Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1249090

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-9817

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-9817 ( SUSE ):  6.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-9817 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-9817 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

Update to version 4.2.13.

Security issues fixed:

  * CVE-2025-9817: SSH dissector crash due to NULL pointer dereference when
    processing malformed packet traces (bsc#1249090).

Other issues fixed:

  * Bug in UDS dissector with Service ReadDataByPeriodicIdentifier Response.
  * Incorrectly parsed `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` key following a name-
    value byte sequence with no `=`.
  * DNP3 time stamp not working after epoch time (year 2038).
  * Bug in LZ77 decoder; reads a 16-bit length when it should read a 32-bit
    length.
  * Further features, bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
  * https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.13.html

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3294=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3294=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3294=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3294=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-3294=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-3294=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * wireshark-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-devel-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwireshark17-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwiretap14-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwsutil15-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * wireshark-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwireshark17-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwiretap14-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwsutil15-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * wireshark-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwireshark17-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwiretap14-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwsutil15-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-devel-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-devel-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9817.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249090

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