MGASA-2019-0282 - Updated wireguard packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 15 Sep 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0282.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability:

The Gryphon dissector could go into an infinite loop.

For other fixes in this update, see the referenced releasenotes.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25436
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-21
- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.0.4.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/news/20190911.html

SRPMS:
- 7/core/wireshark-3.0.4-1.mga7

Mageia 2019-0282: wireguard security update

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability: The Gryphon dissector could go into an infinite loop

Summary

Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability: The Gryphon dissector could go into an infinite loop. For other fixes in this update, see the referenced releasenotes.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25436

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-21

- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.0.4.html

- https://www.wireshark.org/news/20190911.html

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0282 - Updated wireguard packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 7/core/wireshark-3.0.4-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 15 Sep 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0282.html
Type: security

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