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Fedora 26 : wireshark (2017-5f15bf15cf)

high Nessus Plugin ID 101641

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Rebase to the newest upstream version. This release contains mostly bugfixes and no new features.

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This update enables Lua support and also moves binaries into /usr/bin directory. The bug with scriptlets is resolved by removing the whole alternatives group prior to installing new packages.

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New upstream release 2.2.6 with many CVE fixes

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New upstream version and fixed issues with python macros

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Solution

Update the affected wireshark package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-5f15bf15cf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 101641

File Name: fedora_2017-5f15bf15cf.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/17/2017

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:wireshark, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:26

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/2/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-9343