Debian DLA-2849-1 : wireshark - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 156315

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2849 advisory.

Several vulnerabilities were fixed in the network traffic analyzer Wireshark. CVE-2021-22207 Excessive memory consumption in the MS-WSP dissector. CVE-2021-22235 Crash in the DNP dissector. CVE-2021-39921 NULL pointer exception in the Modbus dissector. CVE-2021-39922 Buffer overflow in the C12.22 dissector.
CVE-2021-39923 Large loop in the PNRP dissector. CVE-2021-39924 Large loop in the Bluetooth DHT dissector.
CVE-2021-39925 Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth SDP dissector. CVE-2021-39928 NULL pointer exception in the IEEE 802.11 dissector. CVE-2021-39929 Uncontrolled Recursion in the Bluetooth DHT dissector. For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.20-0+deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages. For the detailed security status of wireshark please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/wireshark Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the wireshark packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.20-0+deb9u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156315

File Name: debian_DLA-2849.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/27/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-39929

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwsutil7, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwsutil-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwscodecs1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark11, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwsutil9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-gtk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwiretap-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwiretap8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwiretap6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwscodecs2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tshark, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-qt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark8

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22207, CVE-2021-22235, CVE-2021-39921, CVE-2021-39922, CVE-2021-39923, CVE-2021-39924, CVE-2021-39925, CVE-2021-39928, CVE-2021-39929

IAVB: 2021-B-0028-S, 2021-B-0065-S

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