[ GLSA 202011-08 ] Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202011-08
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: November 11, 2020
     Bugs: #750692
       ID: 202011-08

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, the worst of
which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer formerly known as ethereal.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-analyzer/wireshark       < 3.4.0                    >= 3.4.0

Description
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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-3.4.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-26575
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26575
[ 2 ] wnpa-sec-2020-14
      https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-14
[ 3 ] wnpa-sec-2020-15
      https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-15

Availability
============

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-08

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
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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