Memory leak in Wireshark - CVE-2026-95395
Published: September 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU151898
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-95395
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause excessive CPU resource consumption.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory leak in the IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor protocol dissector when processing a malformed IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor packet. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire to cause excessive CPU resource consumption.
The issue may also be triggered when a user reads a malformed packet trace file.
Affected software
Wireshark
openEuler
wireshark
wireshark-help
wireshark-devel
wireshark-debugsource
wireshark-debuginfo
openEuler
wireshark
wireshark-help
wireshark-devel
wireshark-debugsource
wireshark-debuginfo
How to mitigate CVE-2026-95395
Install security update from vendor's website.
Wireshark - addressed in versions 4.4.19, 4.6.9
wireshark - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-help - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-devel - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-debugsource - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-debuginfo - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-help - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-devel - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-debugsource - update to 4.4.19-1
wireshark-debuginfo - update to 4.4.19-1