NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting wireshark-debugsource package, versions <1:4.4.2-4.el10_1.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY10-WIRESHARKDEBUGSOURCE-15234944
  • published6 Feb 2026
  • disclosed3 Sept 2025

Introduced: 3 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-9817  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:10 wireshark-debugsource to version 1:4.4.2-4.el10_1.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:1714.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark-debugsource package and not the wireshark-debugsource package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

SSH dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.8 allows denial of service

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1