Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime 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-2026-7379 (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 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in the sharkd process. An attacker can cause resource exhaustion by repeatedly triggering operations that allocate memory without proper release, potentially leading to application instability or a denial of service.