Bug 1922465 (CVE-2021-22174)

Summary:	CVE-2021-22174 wireshark: USB HID dissector could crash
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	alekcejk, denis, huzaifas, lemenkov, mruprich, msehnout, peter, rvokal, sergey.avseyev
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	wireshark 3.4.3	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
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Last Closed:	2021-06-29 20:59:53 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	1922466, 1922519
Bug Blocks:	1922470

Description Pedro Sampaio 2021-01-29 20:23:12 UTC

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-02.html

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2021-01-29 20:23:42 UTC

Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1922466]

Comment 3 Todd Cullum 2021-01-30 00:17:23 UTC

Statement:

Wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 is not affected by this flaw as the vulnerable code was introduced in a newer version of Wireshark.

Comment 5 Todd Cullum 2021-02-03 00:12:46 UTC

Mitigation:

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Comment 6 Todd Cullum 2021-02-03 00:12:57 UTC

External References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-02.html