=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4133-1
September 16, 2019

Wireshark vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Wireshark could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic or input files.

Software Description:
- wireshark: network traffic analyzer

Details:

It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or
local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malformed packets
onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libwireshark-data               2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  libwireshark11                  2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  libwiretap8                     2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  libwscodecs2                    2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  libwsutil9                      2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  tshark                          2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  wireshark                       2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  wireshark-common                2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  wireshark-gtk                   2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  wireshark-qt                    2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libwireshark-data               2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  libwireshark11                  2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  libwiretap8                     2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  libwscodecs2                    2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  libwsutil9                      2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  tshark                          2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  wireshark                       2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  wireshark-common                2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  wireshark-gtk                   2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  wireshark-qt                    2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libwireshark-data               2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  libwireshark11                  2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  libwiretap8                     2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  libwscodecs2                    2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  libwsutil9                      2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  tshark                          2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  wireshark                       2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  wireshark-common                2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  wireshark-gtk                   2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0
  wireshark-qt                    2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4133-1
  CVE-2019-12295, CVE-2019-13619

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0

Ubuntu 4133-1: Wireshark vulnerabilities

September 16, 2019
Wireshark could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic or input files.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: libwireshark-data 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 libwireshark11 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 libwiretap8 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 libwscodecs2 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 libwsutil9 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 tshark 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 wireshark 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 wireshark-common 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 wireshark-gtk 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 wireshark-qt 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libwireshark-data 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 libwireshark11 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 libwiretap8 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 libwscodecs2 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 libwsutil9 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 tshark 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 wireshark 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 wireshark-common 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 wireshark-gtk 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 wireshark-qt 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libwireshark-data 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 libwireshark11 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 libwiretap8 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 libwscodecs2 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 libwsutil9 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 tshark 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 wireshark 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 wireshark-common 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 wireshark-gtk 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 wireshark-qt 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4133-1

CVE-2019-12295, CVE-2019-13619

Severity
September 16, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wireshark/2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0

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