[ GLSA 202107-21 ] Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities

Sam James <[email protected]> Fri, 9 Jul 2021 03:55:27 +0100
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202107-21
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: July 09, 2021
     Bugs: #767907, #775323, #784899, #793968
       ID: 202107-21

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, the worst of
which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

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       < 3.4.6                    >= 3.4.6

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/wireshark-3.4.6"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-22173
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22173
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-22174
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22174
[ 3 ] CVE-2021-22191
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22191
[ 4 ] CVE-2021-22207
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22207
[ 5 ] CVE-2021-22222
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22222

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

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21

Concerns?
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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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