Ubuntu 18.10, 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS: USN-3986-1 High: Wireshark Crash

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May 16, 2019

Wireshark could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic or input files.

Summary

Wireshark could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network

traffic or input files.

Software Description:

- wireshark: network traffic analyzer

Details:

It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or

local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malformed packets

onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Topics Covered

security advisory package update network traffic ubuntu crash issue wireshark malicious input

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libwireshark-data               2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
  libwireshark11                  2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
  libwiretap8                     2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
  libwscodecs2                    2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
  libwsutil9                      2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
  tshark                          2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
  wireshark                       2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
  wireshark-common                2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
  wireshark-gtk                   2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0
  wireshark-qt                    2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libwireshark-data               2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  libwireshark11                  2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  libwiretap8                     2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  libwscodecs2                    2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  libwsutil9                      2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  tshark                          2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  wireshark                       2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  wireshark-common                2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  wireshark-gtk                   2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  wireshark-qt                    2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libwireshark-data               2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  libwireshark11                  2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  libwiretap8                     2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  libwscodecs2                    2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  libwsutil9                      2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  tshark                          2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  wireshark                       2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  wireshark-common                2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  wireshark-gtk                   2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  wireshark-qt                    2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.