UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15169
A vulnerability in Wireshark's UMTS FP protocol dissector in versions 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 can cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.16 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.6 contain a vulnerability in the UMTS FP protocol dissector that leads to a crash when processing certain inputs. This crash causes a denial of service (DoS) by terminating the Wireshark process unexpectedly. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and low attack complexity (AC:L), with no privileges required (PR:N) but user interaction (UI:R) is necessary. The impact is limited to availability disruption without confidentiality or integrity compromise.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability results in denial of service by crashing the Wireshark application. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The attack requires local access and user interaction, limiting the scope of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, avoid opening untrusted UMTS FP protocol data in Wireshark versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 and 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 to prevent denial of service conditions.
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15169
Description
A vulnerability in Wireshark's UMTS FP protocol dissector in versions 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 can cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
CVSS v3.1
Affected software
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~ubuntu14.04.0~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustypkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~ubuntu16.04.0+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~ubuntu18.04.0+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=questingpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=resoluteRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.16 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.6 contain a vulnerability in the UMTS FP protocol dissector that leads to a crash when processing certain inputs. This crash causes a denial of service (DoS) by terminating the Wireshark process unexpectedly. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and low attack complexity (AC:L), with no privileges required (PR:N) but user interaction (UI:R) is necessary. The impact is limited to availability disruption without confidentiality or integrity compromise.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability results in denial of service by crashing the Wireshark application. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The attack requires local access and user interaction, limiting the scope of exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, avoid opening untrusted UMTS FP protocol data in Wireshark versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 and 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 to prevent denial of service conditions.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15169
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:25.10","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a58b4f168715ace43db1dd9
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 10:39:45 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 13:57:33 UTC
Last updated: 07/17/2026, 02:16:23 UTC
Views: 4
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