In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, the IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c via bounds checking that prevents a buffer over-read.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 1, 2018 | Jul 19, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 19, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libspandsp2-32bitUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libmaxminddb0Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libmaxminddb-develUpgrade mmdblookupUpgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libspandsp2Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade spandsp-docUpgrade libmaxminddb0-32bitUpgrade libwsutil8Upgrade spandsp-develUpgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwiretap6 | Aug 4, 2018 | Jul 18, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Jul 19, 2018 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.8Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.6.2 | Jul 20, 2018 | Jul 18, 2018 |
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