SUSE update for wireshark

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU110206

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-2025-5601

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 the column utility module within the Dissection engine. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted traffic to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Basesystem Module: 15-SP6 - 15-SP7

Desktop Applications Module: 15-SP6 - 15-SP7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP6 - SP7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP6 - SP7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP6 - SP7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP6 - SP7

openSUSE Leap: 15.6

wireshark-devel: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

libwireshark17-debuginfo: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

wireshark-ui-qt: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

wireshark: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

libwiretap14: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

libwiretap14-debuginfo: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

libwsutil15: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

libwsutil15-debuginfo: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

libwireshark17: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

wireshark-debugsource: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

wireshark-debuginfo: before 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:desktop_applications_module:15-SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:desktop_applications_module:15-SP7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wireshark-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwireshark17-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wireshark-ui-qt:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwiretap14:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwiretap14-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwsutil15:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwsutil15-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwireshark17:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wireshark-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wireshark-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202501968-1/

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.