alsa-2026:20600
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2026-05-26 00:00
Modified
2026-07-08 11:52
Summary
Important: wireshark security update
Details

The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.

Security Fix(es):

  • wireshark: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark (CVE-2026-5405)
  • wireshark: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark (CVE-2026-5656)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:10",
        "name": "wireshark"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:4.4.2-10.el10_2"
            }
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        }
      ]
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      },
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            }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * wireshark: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark (CVE-2026-5405)\n  * wireshark: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027) in Wireshark (CVE-2026-5656)\n\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n",
  "id": "ALSA-2026:20600",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T11:52:37Z",
  "published": "2026-05-26T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20600"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5405"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5656"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2464273"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2464276"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-20600.html"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "CVE-2026-5405",
    "CVE-2026-5656"
  ],
  "summary": "Important: wireshark security update"
}


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