Bug 1224276 (CVE-2024-4855)

Summary:	VUL-0: CVE-2024-4855: wireshark: use-after-free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file
Product:	[Novell Products] SUSE Security Incidents	Reporter:	SMASH SMASH <smash_bz>
Component:	Incidents	Assignee:	Robert Frohl <rfrohl>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---	QA Contact:	Security Team bot <security-team>
Severity:	Normal
Priority:	P3 - Medium	CC:	camila.matos
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Other
URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/405516/
Whiteboard:	CVSSv3.1:SUSE:CVE-2024-4855:4.4:(AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Found By:	Security Response Team	Services Priority:
Business Priority:		Blocker:	---
Marketing QA Status:	---	IT Deployment:	---

Description SMASH SMASH 2024-05-15 09:44:21 UTC

Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file

References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-08.html
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2024-4855
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4855
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19782
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19783
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19784

Comment 2 Camila Camargo de Matos 2024-05-15 10:02:27 UTC

It seems like versions prior to version 3.x are not affected by this issue, as the changes from commit 52a66714392 [0] had not yet been introduced.

[0] https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/commit/52a66714392

Comment 3 Camila Camargo de Matos 2024-05-15 10:03:37 UTC

PRs containing the fix:
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/15311
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/15319 (4.2)
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/15320 (4.0)

Comment 4 Robert Frohl 2024-05-15 10:04:19 UTC

will submit once the new version is released

Comment 5 Robert Frohl 2024-05-16 08:12:57 UTC

(In reply to SMASH SMASH from comment #0)
> Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted
> capture file
> 
> References:
> https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-08.html
wrong for some reason, should be : https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-09.html

Comment 11 Maintenance Automation 2024-07-02 12:30:20 UTC

SUSE-SU-2024:2265-1: An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Category: security (moderate)
Bug References: 1224259, 1224274, 1224276
CVE References: CVE-2024-4853, CVE-2024-4854, CVE-2024-4855
Maintenance Incident: [SUSE:Maintenance:34479](https://smelt.suse.de/incident/34479/)
Sources used:
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (src):
 wireshark-3.6.23-150600.18.3.1
Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (src):
 wireshark-3.6.23-150600.18.3.1
Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (src):
 wireshark-3.6.23-150600.18.3.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.