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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3986-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3986-1
Posted May 16, 2019
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 3986-1 - It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malformed packets onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

tags | advisory, remote, local
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2019-10894, CVE-2019-10901, CVE-2019-9214
SHA-256 | 9bf7bece1c350cccab56865cb42b760e25e431468015746400a7309649675fdb

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3986-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3986-1
May 16, 2019

Wireshark vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Wireshark could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic or input files.

Software Description:
- wireshark: network traffic analyzer

Details:

It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or
local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malformed packets
onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
libwireshark-data 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
libwireshark11 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
libwiretap8 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
libwscodecs2 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
libwsutil9 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
tshark 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
wireshark 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
wireshark-common 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
wireshark-gtk 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
wireshark-qt 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libwireshark-data 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
libwireshark11 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
libwiretap8 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
libwscodecs2 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
libwsutil9 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
tshark 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
wireshark 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
wireshark-common 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
wireshark-gtk 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
wireshark-qt 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libwireshark-data 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
libwireshark11 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
libwiretap8 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
libwscodecs2 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
libwsutil9 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
tshark 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
wireshark 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
wireshark-common 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
wireshark-gtk 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
wireshark-qt 2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3986-1
CVE-2019-10894, CVE-2019-10895, CVE-2019-10896, CVE-2019-10899,
CVE-2019-10901, CVE-2019-10903, CVE-2019-9208, CVE-2019-9209,
CVE-2019-9214

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
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