Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.4.6-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-WIRESHARK-376243
  • published4 Apr 2018
  • disclosed4 Apr 2018

Introduced: 4 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-9267  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 wireshark to version 2.4.6-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-lapd.c has a memory leak.