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Fedora 43: Wireshark Critical Access Vulnerability 2025-0e41e63705 - DoS

New version 4.6.1. Beware of the move of files from /usr/lib64/wireshark/extcap/ to /usr/libexec/wireshark/extcap. Any custom user scripts should be moved too.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2025-0e41e63705 2025-12-12 01:32:22.208976+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : wireshark Product : Fedora 43 Version : 4.6.1 Release : 1.fc43 URL : http://www.wireshark.org/ Summary : Network traffic analyzer Description : Wireshark allows you to examine protocol data stored in files or as it is captured from wired or wireless (WiFi or Bluetooth) networks, USB devices, and many other sources. It supports dozens of protocol capture file formats and understands more than a thousand protocols. It has many powerful features including a rich display filter language and the ability to reassemble multiple protocol packets in order to, for example, view a complete TCP stream, save the contents of a file which was transferred over HTTP or CIFS, or play back an RTP audio stream. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: New version 4.6.1. Beware of the move of files from /usr/lib64/wireshark/extcap/ to /usr/libexec/wireshark/extcap. Any custom user scripts should be moved too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Fri Nov 28 2025 Michal Ruprich - 1:4.6.1-1 - New version 4.6.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2416014 - wireshark-4.6.1 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2416014 [ 2 ] Bug #2416447 - CVE-2025-13499 wireshark: Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Wireshark [fedora-43] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2416447 [ 3 ] Bug #2417511 - CVE-2025-13674 wireshark: Wireshark:BPv7 dissector crash leads to denial of service [fedora-43] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2417511 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-0e41e63705' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue . Latest Fedora 43 wireshark update 4.6.1 addresses critical threats and recommends system upgrade procedures for users.. Wireshark Upgrade, Fedora 43 Update, Security Advisory, Network Analyzer, Critical Access Issue. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 12, 2025 •Critical Fedora