GLSA 201604-05: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 04/26/2016 |
| Bugs: | , |
| ID: | 201604-05 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, allowing local attackers to escalate privileges and remote attackers to cause Denial of Service.Background
Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer formerly known as ethereal.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-analyzer/wireshark | < 2.0.2 | >= 2.0.2 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
Remote attackers could cause Denial of Service and local attackers could escalate privileges.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-2.0.2"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.