Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update
The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network. Security Fix(es): * wireshark: Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark (CVE-2025-1492) 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.
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Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-1492 in Wireshark, as distributed by Red Hat for Enterprise Linux 10, involves uncontrolled recursion, which can lead to potential issues during network protocol analysis. Red Hat Product Security rated this issue as moderate severity and issued an official security advisory RHSA-2025:9121. The advisory provides updated Wireshark packages (4.4.2-3.el10_0) for various RHEL 10 architectures and extended update support versions. The fix addresses the uncontrolled recursion flaw classified under CWE-674. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, and no known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could cause issues related to uncontrolled recursion within Wireshark, potentially affecting the stability or reliability of the network protocol analyzer. The advisory classifies the impact as moderate. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Wireshark (version 4.4.2-3.el10_0) that addresses this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants should apply this update promptly. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update
Description
The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network. Security Fix(es): * wireshark: Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark (CVE-2025-1492) 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.
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-1492 in Wireshark, as distributed by Red Hat for Enterprise Linux 10, involves uncontrolled recursion, which can lead to potential issues during network protocol analysis. Red Hat Product Security rated this issue as moderate severity and issued an official security advisory RHSA-2025:9121. The advisory provides updated Wireshark packages (4.4.2-3.el10_0) for various RHEL 10 architectures and extended update support versions. The fix addresses the uncontrolled recursion flaw classified under CWE-674. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, and no known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could cause issues related to uncontrolled recursion within Wireshark, potentially affecting the stability or reliability of the network protocol analyzer. The advisory classifies the impact as moderate. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Wireshark (version 4.4.2-3.el10_0) that addresses this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related variants should apply this update promptly. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:9121
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1ce4853345fc1823e61
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:54 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:07:11 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 20:51:22 UTC
Views: 5
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