SB20230816148 - Fedora 36 update for wireshark

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SB20230816148 - Fedora 36 update for wireshark

Published: August 16, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20230816148
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4344)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the Kafka dissector. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4345)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the BPv6, OpenFlow, and Kafka protocol dissectors. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References