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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-14340) ELSA-2020-1047: wireshark security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-14340) ELSA-2020-1047: wireshark security and bug fix update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/18/2018
Created
10/06/2022
Added
10/05/2022
Modified
10/05/2022

Description

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, dissectors that support zlib decompression could crash. This was addressed in epan/tvbuff_zlib.c by rejecting negative lengths to avoid a buffer over-read.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-wireshark
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-wireshark-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-wireshark-gnome

References

  • ELSA-2020-1047
  • CVE-2018-14340

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