In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.4, the pcapng file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/pcapng.c by adding a block-size check for sysdig event blocks.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Sep 21, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Feb 19, 2019 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.4.5-0.175.3.30.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.4.5-0.175.3.30.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.4.5-0.175.3.30.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Mar 21, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwireshark13Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwiretap10 | Feb 27, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.5Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.13 | Apr 25, 2018 | Feb 23, 2018 |
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