openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2016:1220-1 (wireshark)

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openSUSE-SU-2016:1220-1: Security update for wireshark 
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Wed,  4 May 2016 16:11:15 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: Security update for wireshark
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2016:1220-1
Rating:             low
References:         #976944 
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 42.1
                    openSUSE 13.2
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   An update that contains security fixes can now be installed.

Description:

   This update to wireshark 1.12.11 fixes a number issues in protocol
   dissectors that could have allowed a remote attacker to crash Wireshark or
   cause excessive CPU usage through specially crafted packages inserted into
   the network or a capture file.

   - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-22)
   - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-23)
   - The IAX2 dissector could go into an infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-24)
   - Wireshark and TShark could exhaust the stack (wnpa-sec-2016-25)
   - The GSM CBCH dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-26)
   - The NCP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-28)
   - Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
     https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.11...


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-557=1

   - openSUSE 13.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-557=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64):

      wireshark-1.12.11-20.1
      wireshark-debuginfo-1.12.11-20.1
      wireshark-debugsource-1.12.11-20.1
      wireshark-devel-1.12.11-20.1
      wireshark-ui-gtk-1.12.11-20.1
      wireshark-ui-gtk-debuginfo-1.12.11-20.1
      wireshark-ui-qt-1.12.11-20.1
      wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-1.12.11-20.1

   - openSUSE 13.2 (i586 x86_64):

      wireshark-1.12.11-35.1
      wireshark-debuginfo-1.12.11-35.1
      wireshark-debugsource-1.12.11-35.1
      wireshark-devel-1.12.11-35.1
      wireshark-ui-gtk-1.12.11-35.1
      wireshark-ui-gtk-debuginfo-1.12.11-35.1
      wireshark-ui-qt-1.12.11-35.1
      wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo-1.12.11-35.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/976944