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openSUSE 15.6: Wireshark Moderate SSH Crash CVE-2025-9817

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.. # Security update for wireshark Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03294-1 Release Date: 2025-09-22T14:11:03Z Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1249090 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-9817 CVSS scores: * CVE-2025-9817 ( SUSE ): 6.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N * CVE-2025-9817 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H * CVE-2025-9817 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed. ## Description: This update for wireshark fixes the following issues: Update to version 4.2.13. Security issues fixed: * CVE-2025-9817: SSH dissector crash due to NULL pointer dereference when processing malformed packet traces (bsc#1249090). Other issues fixed: * Bug in UDS dissector with Service ReadDataByPeriodicIdentifier Response. * Incorrectly parsed `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` key following a name- value byte sequence with no `=`. * DNP3 time stamp not working after epoch time (year 2038). * Bug in LZ77 decoder; reads a 16-bit length when it should read a 32-bit length. * Further features, bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: * https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.13.html ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_updateor "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-3294=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-3294=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-3294=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-3294=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-3294=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-3294=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * wireshark-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-devel-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwireshark17-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwiretap14-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwsutil15-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * wireshark-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwireshark17-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwiretap14-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwsutil15-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * wireshark-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwireshark17-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwiretap14-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 *libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwsutil15-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-devel-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-devel-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.13-150600.18.26.1 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-9817.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249090 . Important enhancement for Fedora's GDB has resolved a significant buffer overflow issue in the HTTP module, increasing overall system protection.. openSUSE Wireshark SSH update security patch. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 22, 2025 OpenSUSE