Debian dsa-6124 : libwireshark-data - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 298324

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6124 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6124-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff February 08, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : wireshark CVE ID : CVE-2025-9817 CVE-2025-11626 CVE-2025-13499 CVE-2025-13945 CVE-2025-13946 CVE-2026-0959 CVE-2026-0960 CVE-2026-0961 CVE-2026-0962

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discocvered in Wireshark, a network protocol analyzer which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.4.13-0+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

For the detailed security status of wireshark please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/wireshark

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the libwireshark-data packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 298324

File Name: debian_DSA-6124.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/8/2026

Updated: 2/8/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-0962

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-9817

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwiretap-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwsutil-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tshark, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark18, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwiretap15, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwsutil16

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-11626, CVE-2025-13499, CVE-2025-13945, CVE-2025-13946, CVE-2025-9817, CVE-2026-0959, CVE-2026-0960, CVE-2026-0961, CVE-2026-0962

IAVB: 2025-B-0148-S, 2025-B-0170-S, 2025-B-0197-S, 2026-B-0022

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