SUSE update for wireshark

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU81495

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5371

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the RTPS dissector. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Desktop Applications Module: 15-SP4 - 15-SP5

Basesystem Module: 15-SP4 - 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2 - 4.3

wireshark-devel: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

wireshark-ui-qt: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

libwireshark15-debuginfo: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

wireshark-debugsource: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

libwireshark15: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

libwsutil13-debuginfo: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

wireshark-debuginfo: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

libwiretap12-debuginfo: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

libwiretap12: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

libwsutil13: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

wireshark: before 3.6.17-150000.3.103.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:desktop_applications_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:desktop_applications_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:wireshark-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:wireshark-ui-qt:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libwireshark15-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:wireshark-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libwireshark15:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libwsutil13-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:wireshark-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libwiretap12-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libwiretap12:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libwsutil13:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234083-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.