Debian dla-4479 : libwireshark-data - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 299185

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4479 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4479-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Jochen Sprickerhof February 16, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : wireshark Version : 3.4.16-0+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2024-9781 CVE-2024-11596 CVE-2025-5601 CVE-2025-11626 CVE-2025-13499 CVE-2025-13945 CVE-2025-13946 CVE-2026-0960 Debian Bug :

Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in the network traffic analyzer Wireshark.

CVE-2024-9781

AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

CVE-2024-11596

ECMP dissector crash allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

CVE-2025-5601

Column handling crashes allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

CVE-2025-11626

MONGO dissector infinite loop allows denial of service.

CVE-2025-13499

Kafka dissector crash allows denial of service.

CVE-2025-13945

HTTP3 dissector crash allows denial of service.

CVE-2025-13946

MEGACO dissector infinite loop in allows denial of service.

CVE-2026-0960

HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop allows denial of service.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 3.4.16-0+deb11u2.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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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: 299185

File Name: debian_DLA-4479.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/16/2026

Updated: 2/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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-2025-5601

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-2024-9781

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwsutil-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwiretap-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-qt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tshark, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwsutil12, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark14, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-gtk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwiretap11

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: 2/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11596, CVE-2024-9781, CVE-2025-11626, CVE-2025-13499, CVE-2025-13945, CVE-2025-13946, CVE-2025-5601, CVE-2026-0960

IAVB: 2024-B-0153-S, 2024-B-0185-S, 2025-B-0086-S, 2025-B-0170-S, 2025-B-0197-S, 2026-B-0022

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