openSUSE 16 Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2026:20685-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 313625

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:20685-1 advisory.

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues

- CVE-2026-3201: missing limit checks in USB HID protocol dissector's `parse_report_descriptor` function can lead to memory exhaustion (bsc#1258907).
- CVE-2026-3203: missing length checks in the RF4CE Profile protocol dissector can lead to illegal memory access and crash (bsc#1258909).
- CVE-2026-5299: ICMPv6 dissector crash (bsc#1263757).
- CVE-2026-5401: AFP dissector crash (bsc#1263756).
- CVE-2026-5403: SBC audio codec crash (bsc#1263765).
- CVE-2026-5404: K12 RF5 file parser crash (bsc#1263766).
- CVE-2026-5405: RDP dissector crash (bsc#1263767).
- CVE-2026-5406: FC-SWILS dissector crash (bsc#1263754).
- CVE-2026-5407: SMB2 dissector infinite loop (bsc#1263753).
- CVE-2026-5408: BT-DHT dissector crash (bsc#1263752).
- CVE-2026-5409: Monero dissector crash (bsc#1263751).
- CVE-2026-5653: DCP-ETSI dissector crash (bsc#1263750).
- CVE-2026-5654: AMR-NB audio codec crash (bsc#1263749).
- CVE-2026-5656: Profile import crash and possible code execution (bsc#1263809).
- CVE-2026-5657: iLBC audio codec crash (bsc#1263747).
- CVE-2026-6519: MBIM protocol dissector infinite loop (bsc#1263746).
- CVE-2026-6520: OpenFlow v6 protocol dissector infinite loop (bsc#1263745).
- CVE-2026-6521: OpenFlow v5 protocol dissector infinite loops (bsc#1263744).
- CVE-2026-6522: RPKI-Router protocol dissector infinite loop (bsc#1263743).
- CVE-2026-6523: GNW protocol dissector infinite loop (bsc#1263742).
- CVE-2026-6524: MySQL protocol dissector crash (bsc#1263741).
- CVE-2026-6527: ASN.1 PER dissector crash (bsc#1263739).
- CVE-2026-6529: iLBC audio codec crash (bsc#1263737).
- CVE-2026-6530: DCP-ETSI protocol dissector crash (bsc#1263736).
- CVE-2026-6531: SANE protocol dissector infinite loop (bsc#1263735).
- CVE-2026-6532: Kismet protocol dissector crash (bsc#1263734).
- CVE-2026-6533: Dissection engine LZ77 decompression crash (bsc#1263733).
- CVE-2026-6534: USB HID dissector infinite loop (bsc#1263732).
- CVE-2026-6535: Dissection engine zlib decompression crash (bsc#1263731).
- CVE-2026-6537: ZigBee dissector crash (bsc#1263729).
- CVE-2026-6538: BEEP dissector crash (bsc#1263728).
- CVE-2026-6868: HTTP protocol dissector crash (bsc#1263762).
- CVE-2026-6869: WebSocket protocol dissector crash (bsc#1263726).

Changes for wireshark:

- Updated to 4.4.15

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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 313625

File Name: openSUSE-2026-20685-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/10/2026

Updated: 5/10/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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-2026-6869

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5656

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwireshark18, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-ui-qt, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwiretap15, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwsutil16

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-3201, CVE-2026-3203, CVE-2026-5299, CVE-2026-5401, CVE-2026-5403, CVE-2026-5404, CVE-2026-5405, CVE-2026-5406, CVE-2026-5407, CVE-2026-5408, CVE-2026-5409, CVE-2026-5653, CVE-2026-5654, CVE-2026-5656, CVE-2026-5657, CVE-2026-6519, CVE-2026-6520, CVE-2026-6521, CVE-2026-6522, CVE-2026-6523, CVE-2026-6524, CVE-2026-6527, CVE-2026-6529, CVE-2026-6530, CVE-2026-6531, CVE-2026-6532, CVE-2026-6533, CVE-2026-6534, CVE-2026-6535, CVE-2026-6537, CVE-2026-6538, CVE-2026-6868, CVE-2026-6869

IAVB: 2026-B-0053-S, 2026-B-0112

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