SB2023083149 - Fedora 39 update for wireshark



SB2023083149 - Fedora 39 update for wireshark

Published: August 31, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023083149
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2906)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in CP2179 protocol dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4511)

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in Bluetooth SDP dissector. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4512)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in CBOR protocol dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4513)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in Bluetooth SDP dissector. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.