SB20250219202 - Amazon Linux AMI update for wireshark



SB20250219202 - Amazon Linux AMI update for wireshark

Published: February 19, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20250219202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4344)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the Kafka dissector. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4345)

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the BPv6, OpenFlow, and Kafka protocol dissectors. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1992)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in RPC over RDMA dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1993)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in LISP dissector. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1994)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in GQUIC dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.