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Wireshark may crash when opening certain capture files

published 1 month ago
Summary

The new Wireshark 4.6.8 release fixes several bugs that could cause the program to stop working when it tries to read specific network capture or protocol files. If you use Wireshark to analyze traffic, update to the latest version to avoid these crashes. Applying the update will keep the tool stable and safe for continued use.

What to do
  • Update suse wireshark to version 4.6.8-150700.21.14.1.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 suse wireshark < 4.6.8-150700.21.14.1
Fix: upgrade to 4.6.8-150700.21.14.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 suse wireshark < 4.6.8-150700.21.14.1
Fix: upgrade to 4.6.8-150700.21.14.1
Original advisory text
Security update for wireshark
This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

Update to Wireshark 4.6.8:

- CVE-2026-19694: TTX Logger file parser crash (bsc#1275279).
- CVE-2026-19695: Gammu DCT3 trace file parser crash (bsc#1275280).
- CVE-2026-19696: Ixia IxVeriWave and Vector Informatik BLF file parser crashes on Windows (bsc#1275281).
- CVE-2026-76879: C12.22 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275828).
- CVE-2026-76880: RRC protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275829).
- CVE-2026-76881: CMS protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275831).
- CVE-2026-76882: Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275832).
- CVE-2026-76883: Catapult DCT2000 file parser crash (bsc#1275833).
- CVE-2026-76884: ERF file parser crash (bsc#1275834).
- CVE-2026-76885: Tektronix K12xx file parser crash (bsc#1275835).
- CVE-2026-76886: C12.22 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275836).
- CVE-2026-76887: Dissection engine reassembly crash (bsc#1275838).
- CVE-2026-76888: RDP protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275839).
- CVE-2026-76889: UMTS FP protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275840).
- CVE-2026-76890: Sharkd utility crash (bsc#1275841).
- CVE-2026-76891: Sharkd utility crash (bsc#1275844).
- CVE-2026-76917: Bluetooth AVRCP Profile (bsc#1275842).
- CVE-2026-76918: SSH protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275843).
- CVE-2026-76919: ESS protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275845).
- CVE-2026-76920: 3gpp phone log file parser crash (bsc#1275846).
- CVE-2026-76921: CMS protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275847).
- CVE-2026-76922: Bluetooth BR/EDR FHS protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275848).
- CVE-2026-76923: Bluetooth HFP Profile protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275849).
- CVE-2026-76924: Kerberos protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275850).
- CVE-2026-76926: BUSMASTER file parser abnormal exit (bsc#1275851).
- CVE-2026-76927: H.245 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275852).
- CVE-2026-76928: X.509IF protocol dissector crash (bsc#1275853).
- CVE-2026-76929: Pcapng file parser crash (bsc#1275854).

Many more features, bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.6.8.html
References
Timeline
Published28 Sep 2026
Updated29 Sep 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
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