Fedora 39 : wireshark (2024-f644a5709c)

high Nessus Plugin ID 193394

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-f644a5709c advisory.

New version 4.2.4. Includes a fix for CVE-2024-2955

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

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

Solution

Update the affected 1:wireshark package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 193394

File Name: fedora_2024-f644a5709c.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 4/17/2024

Updated: 8/7/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-2955

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:39, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:wireshark

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/26/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-2955

FEDORA: 2024-f644a5709c

IAVB: 2024-B-0028-S

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