# Security update for wireshark

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3615-1  
Release Date: 2024-10-14T11:03:49Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1231476

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-9781

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-9781 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-9781 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

Update to Wireshark 4.2.8:

  * CVE-2024-9781: Fixed AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash
    (bsc#1231476).

  * Further features, bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
    https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.8.html

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-3615=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2024-3615=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3615=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-3615=1

## Package List:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwiretap14-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwireshark17-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwsutil15-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-devel-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libwireshark17-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwiretap14-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwiretap14-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwsutil15-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-debugsource-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwireshark17-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-devel-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-debuginfo-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * libwsutil15-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1
    * wireshark-ui-qt-4.2.8-150600.18.14.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9781.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231476