MGASA-2020-0225 - Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 24 May 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0225.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability:

The NFS dissector could crash.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26649
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-08
- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.0.11.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/news/20200519.html

SRPMS:
- 7/core/wireshark-3.0.11-1.mga7

Mageia 2020-0225: wireshark security update

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability: The NFS dissector could crash

Summary

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability: The NFS dissector could crash. References:

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26649

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-08

- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.0.11.html

- https://www.wireshark.org/news/20200519.html

Resolution

MGASA-2020-0225 - Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 7/core/wireshark-3.0.11-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 24 May 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0225.html
Type: security

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