libwireshark13: In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.5, the Kafka protocol dissector could crash
CVE-2020-17498 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by libwireshark-data 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, released October 6, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.5, the Kafka protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-kafka.c by avoiding a double free during LZ4 decompression.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libwireshark-data · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libwireshark-data 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| libwireshark13 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libwireshark13 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| libwiretap10 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libwiretap10 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| libwsutil11 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | libwsutil11 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| tshark · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | tshark 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| wireshark · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | wireshark 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| wireshark-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | wireshark-common 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| wireshark-gtk · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | wireshark-gtk 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Oct 6, 2020 |
| wireshark-qt · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | wireshark-qt 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Oct 6, 2020 |
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