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SUSE SLES15: libwireshark15 / libwiretap12 / libwsutil13 / wireshark / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4077-1)
low Nessus Plugin ID 348444
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4077-1 advisory.- CVE-2026-15163: Denial of Service via multiple protocol dissector infinite loops (bsc#1271133).
- CVE-2026-15164: Denial of Service vulnerability in ciscodump (bsc#1271134).
- CVE-2026-15166: Denial of Service via IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1271136).
- CVE-2026-15167: Denial of Service via DBS Etherwatch file parser crash (bsc#1271137).
- CVE-2026-15168: BLF file parser allows possible information disclosure (bsc#1271138).
- CVE-2026-15169: Denial of Service via UMTS FP protocol dissector crash (bsc#1271139).
- CVE-2026-15170: Denial of service via Z39.50 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1271140).
- CVE-2026-15172: Denial of service via FMP/NOTIFY protocol dissector crash (bsc#1271142).
- CVE-2026-15174: Denial of Service via Catapult DCT2000 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1271144).
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.See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271133
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271134
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271136
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271137
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271138
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271139
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271140
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271142
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1271144
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15163
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15164
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15166
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15167
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15168
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15169
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15170
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15172
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 348444
File Name: suse_SU-2026-4077-1.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 9/21/2026
Updated: 9/22/2026
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.75
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-15168
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwireshark15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwiretap12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwsutil13, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:wireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:wireshark-ui-qt, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:wireshark
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: 9/8/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-15163, CVE-2026-15164, CVE-2026-15166, CVE-2026-15167, CVE-2026-15168, CVE-2026-15169, CVE-2026-15170, CVE-2026-15172, CVE-2026-15174
IAVB: 2026-B-0191-S
SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:4077-1