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Oracle Linux 10 : wireshark (ELSA-2025-9121)
high Nessus Plugin ID 240930
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-9121 advisory.[1:4.4.2-3.0.1]
- Fix post script to not fail during initial installation [Orabug: 37565359]
[1:4.4.2-3]
- Resolves: RHEL-80274 - Increasing NVR due to a build error
[1:4.4.2-2]
- Resolves: RHEL-80274 - Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark
- Resolves: RHEL-93153 - wireshark-cli's %post uses /usr/bin/udevadm but missing systemd-udev
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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 wireshark, wireshark-cli and / or wireshark-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 240930
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-9121.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 6/30/2025
Updated: 6/30/2025
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1492
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:wireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:wireshark-cli, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:wireshark, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/27/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-1492
IAVB: 2025-B-0029-S