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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202402-09

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                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

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Severity: Low
Title: Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: February 04, 2024
Bugs: #915224, #917421
ID: 202402-09

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Synopsis

Multiple out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities have been discovered in
Wireshark.

Background

Wireshark is a versatile network protocol analyzer.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected

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net-analyzer/wireshark < 4.0.11 >= 4.0.11

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=net-analyzer/wireshark-4.0.11”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2023-5371
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5371
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-6174
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6174
[ 3 ] WNPA-SEC-2023-27
[ 4 ] WNPA-SEC-2023-28

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-09

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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