This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:
* CVE-2025-5601: Dissection engine crash (bsc#1244081).
## Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-1968=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1968=1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-1968=1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-1968=1
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-1968=1
* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-1968=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* wireshark-debugsource-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwireshark17-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwsutil15-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwiretap14-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* wireshark-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* wireshark-devel-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* wireshark-debugsource-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwireshark17-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwsutil15-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwiretap14-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* wireshark-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
* Basesystem Module...
Read the Full Advisory* bsc#1244081
## References:
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5601.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244081
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