MGASA-2022-0068 - Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 18 Feb 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0068.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2021-4190

Kafka dissector infinite loop (CVE-2021-4190).

RTMPT dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2022-01).

Large loops in multiple dissectors (wnpa-sec-2022-02).

PVFS dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2022-03).

CSN.1 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2022-04).

CMS dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2022-05).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30035
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-22
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-01
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-02
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-03
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-04
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-05
- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.4.12.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/news/20220210.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-4190

SRPMS:
- 8/core/wireshark-3.4.12-1.mga8

Mageia 2022-0068: wireshark security update

Kafka dissector infinite loop (CVE-2021-4190)

Summary

Kafka dissector infinite loop (CVE-2021-4190).
RTMPT dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2022-01).
Large loops in multiple dissectors (wnpa-sec-2022-02).
PVFS dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2022-03).
CSN.1 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2022-04).
CMS dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2022-05).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30035

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-22

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-01

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-02

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-03

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-04

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-05

- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.4.12.html

- https://www.wireshark.org/news/20220210.html

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-4190

Resolution

MGASA-2022-0068 - Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/wireshark-3.4.12-1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 18 Feb 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0068.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-4190

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