Debian dsa-6541 : libwireshark-data - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 362908

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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-6541 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6541-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff October 04, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : wireshark CVE ID : CVE-2026-95387 CVE-2026-95388 CVE-2026-95389 CVE-2026-95392 CVE-2026-95393 CVE-2026-95394 CVE-2026-95395 CVE-2026-96415 CVE-2026-96416 CVE-2026-96417 CVE-2026-96418 CVE-2026-96419 CVE-2026-96420 CVE-2026-96421 CVE-2026-96422 CVE-2026-96423

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 4.4.19-0+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: 362908

File Name: debian_DSA-6541.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/4/2026

Updated: 10/8/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.36

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-95387

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 10/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-95387, CVE-2026-95388, CVE-2026-95389, CVE-2026-95392, CVE-2026-95393, CVE-2026-95394, CVE-2026-95395, CVE-2026-96415, CVE-2026-96416, CVE-2026-96417, CVE-2026-96418, CVE-2026-96419, CVE-2026-96420, CVE-2026-96421, CVE-2026-96422, CVE-2026-96423

IAVB: 2026-B-0286

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