NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1169-1 advisory.

    Update Wireshark to version 4.6.4 (jsc#PED-15400).

    - CVE-2024-9780: ITS dissector crash (bsc#1231475).
    - CVE-2024-9781: AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash (bsc#1231476).
    - CVE-2024-11595: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark (bsc#1233594).
    - CVE-2024-11596: Buffer Over-read in Wireshark (bsc#1233593).
    - CVE-2025-1492: Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark (bsc#1237414).
    - CVE-2025-5601: Column handling crashes in Wireshark allows denial of service (bsc#1244081).
    - CVE-2025-9817: NULL Pointer Dereference in ssh dissector (bsc#1249090).
    - CVE-2025-13499: a malformed packet can lead to a Kafka dissector crash (bsc#1254108).
    - CVE-2025-13674: injecting a malformed packet can cause a crash (bsc#1254262).
    - CVE-2025-13945: HTTP3 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.6.1 allows denial of service     (bsc#1254471).
    - CVE-2025-13946: MEGACO dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.11 allows     denial of       service (bsc#1254472).
    - CVE-2026-0959: denial of service via IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1256734).
    - CVE-2026-0960: denial of Service via HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop (bsc#1256736).
    - CVE-2026-0961: denial of Service vulnerability in BLF file parser (bsc#1256738).
    - CVE-2026-0962: denial of Service via SOME/IP-SD protocol dissector crash (bsc#1256739).
    - CVE-2026-3201: missing limit checks in USB HID protocol dissector's `parse_report_descriptor` function     can lead to       memory exhaustion (bsc#1258907).
    - CVE-2026-3202: missing checks in NTS-KE protocol dissector can lead to crash (bsc#1258908).
    - CVE-2026-3203: missing length checks in the RF4CE Profile protocol dissector can lead to illegal memory     access and       crash (bsc#1258909).

    Also libvirt was rebuilt against wireshark for the libvirt plugin.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2026:0183 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2026-3203:
    RF4CE Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of     service

    CVE-2026-3202:
    NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

    CVE-2026-3201:
    USB HID protocol dissector memory exhaustion in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial     of service

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 44 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-71154797a5 advisory.

    Enabling a couple of python tools

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    New version 6.4.6

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-a92f2096cd advisory.

    New version 4.6.4


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-f7473d3da8 advisory.

    New version 4.6.4


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.6.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.6.4 advisory.

  - RF4CE Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of     service (CVE-2026-3203)

  - USB HID protocol dissector memory exhaustion in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial     of service (CVE-2026-3201)

  - NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-3202)

  - BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-0961)

  - IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of     service (CVE-2026-0959)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.6.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.6.4 advisory.

  - RF4CE Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of     service (CVE-2026-3203)

  - USB HID protocol dissector memory exhaustion in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial     of service (CVE-2026-3201)

  - NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-3202)

  - BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-0961)

  - IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of     service (CVE-2026-0959)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-3202)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
304851	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2026:1169-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
304474	TencentOS Server 4: wireshark (TSSA-2026:0183)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	high
303770	Fedora 44 : wireshark (2026-71154797a5)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
302349	Fedora 42 : wireshark (2026-a92f2096cd)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
302346	Fedora 43 : wireshark (2026-f7473d3da8)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
300919	Wireshark 4.6.x < 4.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
300918	Wireshark 4.6.x < 4.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
300137	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-3202	Nessus	Misc.	high

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