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openSUSE Tumbleweed: 2025:15308-2 moderate: libpcap dependency review

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Calendar Grey July 5, 2025
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Important update for openSUSE Tumbleweed addresses significant security issue in libwireshark along with exploits in associated software.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark18-4.4.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue OpenSUSE cross-reference libwireshark

Patch

Package List

* openSUSE Tumbleweed:

* libwireshark18 4.4.7-1.1

* libwiretap15 4.4.7-1.1

* libwsutil16 4.4.7-1.1

* wireshark 4.4.7-1.1

* wireshark-devel 4.4.7-1.1

* wireshark-ui-qt 4.4.7-1.1

References

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5601.html

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2025:15308-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: * openSUSE Tumbleweed

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security issue OpenSUSE cross-reference libwireshark

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