Debian: DSA-3648-1: wireshark security update

Date 12 Aug 2016

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors for NDS, PacketBB, WSP, MMSE, RLC, LDSS, RLC and OpenFlow, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3648-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
August 12, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : wireshark
CVE ID : CVE-2016-6504 CVE-2016-6505 CVE-2016-6506 CVE-2016-6507
CVE-2016-6508 CVE-2016-6509 CVE-2016-6510 CVE-2016-6511

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors for NDS,
PacketBB, WSP, MMSE, RLC, LDSS, RLC and OpenFlow, which could result in
denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u8.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.0.5+ga3be9c6-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

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