SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0179-1) (Spectre)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106293

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for wireshark to version 2.2.12 fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2018-5334: IxVeriWave file could crash (bsc#1075737)

- CVE-2018-5335: WCP dissector could crash (bsc#1075738)

- CVE-2018-5336: Multiple dissector crashes (bsc#1075739)

- CVE-2017-17935: Incorrect handling of '\n' in file_read_line function could have lead to denial of service (bsc#1074171) This release no longer enables the Linux kernel BPF JIT compiler via the net.core.bpf_jit_enable sysctl, as this would make systems more vulnerable to Spectre variant 1 CVE-2017-5753 - (bsc#1075748) Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.12 .html

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch sdksp4-wireshark-13431=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch slessp4-wireshark-13431=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-wireshark-13431=1

To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106293

File Name: suse_SU-2018-0179-1.nasl

Version: 3.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 1/24/2018

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:wireshark-gtk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwscodecs1, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwireshark8, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwiretap6, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwsutil7

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2017

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17935, CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2018-5334, CVE-2018-5335, CVE-2018-5336

IAVA: 2018-A-0020

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