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Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2019-5718)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 8, 2019
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

An out-of-bounds read has been found in the RTSE dissector of Wireshark versions prior to 2.6.6, which could be triggered by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Solution

arch-linux-upgrade-latest

References

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