In Wireshark 3.0.0 to 3.0.1, 2.6.0 to 2.6.8, and 2.4.0 to 2.4.14, the dissection engine could crash. This was addressed in epan/packet.c by restricting the number of layers and consequently limiting recursion.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jun 6, 2019 | May 23, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 2, 2020 | May 23, 2019 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.6.9-11.4.10.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.6.9-11.4.10.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.6.9-11.4.10.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Jun 26, 2019 | May 23, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 23, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libwiretap8Upgrade libwsutil9Upgrade libwireshark11Upgrade wireshark-qtUpgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwscodecs2Upgrade wireshark-commonUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade tsharkUpgrade libwireshark-data | Sep 17, 2019 | May 23, 2019 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.6.9Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.15Upgrade to Wireshark version 3.0.2 | May 27, 2019 | May 23, 2019 |
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