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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Moderate: RHSA-2009-1100-01 Wireshark Update

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Calendar Grey June 15, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Routine patch release for wireshark applications on Red Hat Enterprise Linux resolving several vulnerabilities.
Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal.
A format string flaw was found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2009-1210)
Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2009-1268, CVE-2009-1269, CVE-2009-1829)
Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.8, and resolve these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory network monitoring moderate severity security patch red hat enterprise linux wireshark

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1210 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1268 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1269 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1829 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-02.html https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-03.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
ia64: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm
ppc: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ppc.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ppc.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.ppc.rpm
s390: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390.rpm
s390x: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390x.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390x.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source:
i386: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm wireshark-gnome-1.0.8-EL3.1.i386.rpm
ia64: wireshark-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm wireshark-debuginfo-1.0.8-EL3.1.ia64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1100-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1100.html
Issue date: 2009-06-15

Topic

Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory network monitoring moderate severity security patch red hat enterprise linux wireshark

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

493973 - CVE-2009-1210 wireshark: format string in PROFINET dissector

495119 - CVE-2009-1268 Wireshark CHAP dissector crash

495121 - CVE-2009-1269 Wireshark Tektronix .rf5 file crash

501929 - CVE-2009-1829 wireshark: PCNFSD dissector crash

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