NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.4.0,4.4.15)[4.6.0,4.6.5)
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- published30 Apr 2026
- disclosed30 Apr 2026
- creditAlexandre de Oliveira
Introduced: 30 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-7376 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade wireshark to version 4.4.15, 4.6.5 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference via the sharkd process. An attacker can cause the application to crash by triggering a NULL pointer dereference when processing certain inputs.