Bug 2464650 (CVE-2026-6525)

Summary: CVE-2026-6525 wireshark: NULL Pointer Dereference in Wireshark
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Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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A flaw was found in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark. This issue occurs when malformed packets are decoded from a pcap file or the network, causing a NULL pointer dereference, resulting in a denial of service.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-05-02 12:01:19 UTC
IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4