Issued:
2011-03-21
Updated:
2011-03-21

RHSA-2011:0369 - Moderate: wireshark security update

Synopsis

Moderate: wireshark security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

Updated wireshark packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Description

Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Wireshark MAC-LTE dissector. 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-2011-0444)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Wireshark processed signaling traces generated by the Gammu utility on Nokia DCT3 phones running in Netmonitor mode. If Wireshark opened a specially-crafted capture file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2011-0713)

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-2011-0538, CVE-2011-1139, CVE-2011-1140, CVE-2011-1141)

Users of Wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.2.15, and resolve these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • wireshark-devel-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • wireshark-devel-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc.rpm
  • wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc.rpm
  • wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • wireshark-devel-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc.rpm
  • wireshark-devel-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • wireshark-devel-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390.rpm
  • wireshark-debuginfo-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390.rpm
  • wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.src.rpm
  • wireshark-devel-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • wireshark-1.2.15-1.el6_0.1.s390.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

Additional information