openSUSE 16: libwireshark18 / libwiretap15 / libwsutil16 / wireshark / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:22014-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 362892

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-2026:22014-1 advisory.

Update to Wireshark 4.4.18:

- CVE-2026-19694: TTX Logger file parser crash (bsc#1275279).
- CVE-2026-19695: Gammu DCT3 trace file parser crash (bsc#1275280).
- CVE-2026-19696: Ixia IxVeriWave and Vector Informatik BLF file parser crashes on Windows (bsc#1275281).
- CVE-2026-76879: C12.22 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275828).
- CVE-2026-76880: RRC protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275829).
- CVE-2026-76881: CMS protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275831).
- CVE-2026-76882: Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275832).
- CVE-2026-76883: Catapult DCT2000 file parser crash (bsc#1275833).
- CVE-2026-76884: ERF file parser crash (bsc#1275834).
- CVE-2026-76885: Tektronix K12xx file parser crash (bsc#1275835).
- CVE-2026-76886: C12.22 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275836).
- CVE-2026-76887: Dissection engine reassembly crash (bsc#1275838).
- CVE-2026-76888: RDP protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275839).
- CVE-2026-76889: UMTS FP protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275840).
- CVE-2026-76890: Sharkd utility crash (bsc#1275841).
- CVE-2026-76891: Sharkd utility crash (bsc#1275844).
- CVE-2026-76917: Bluetooth AVRCP Profile (bsc#1275842).
- CVE-2026-76918: SSH protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275843).
- CVE-2026-76919: ESS protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275845).
- CVE-2026-76920: 3gpp phone log file parser crash (bsc#1275846).
- CVE-2026-76921: CMS protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275847).
- CVE-2026-76922: Bluetooth BR/EDR FHS protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275848).
- CVE-2026-76923: Bluetooth HFP Profile protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275849).
- CVE-2026-76924: Kerberos protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275850).
- CVE-2026-76926: BUSMASTER file parser abnormal exit (bsc#1275851).
- CVE-2026-76927: H.245 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275852).
- CVE-2026-76928: X.509IF protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275853).
- CVE-2026-76929: Pcapng file parser crash (bsc#1275854).

Many more features, bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.4.18.html

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: Critical

ID: 362892

File Name: openSUSE-2026-22014-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/4/2026

Updated: 10/4/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.21

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-2026-76929

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-76886

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwireshark18, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwiretap15, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwsutil16, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-ui-qt, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse: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: 10/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-19694, CVE-2026-19695, CVE-2026-19696, CVE-2026-76879, CVE-2026-76880, CVE-2026-76881, CVE-2026-76882, CVE-2026-76883, CVE-2026-76884, CVE-2026-76885, CVE-2026-76886, CVE-2026-76887, CVE-2026-76888, CVE-2026-76889, CVE-2026-76890, CVE-2026-76891, CVE-2026-76917, CVE-2026-76918, CVE-2026-76919, CVE-2026-76920, CVE-2026-76921, CVE-2026-76922, CVE-2026-76923, CVE-2026-76924, CVE-2026-76926, CVE-2026-76927, CVE-2026-76928, CVE-2026-76929

IAVB: 2026-B-0239-S

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