CVE-2026-96422
Public on 2026-09-29
Modified on 2026-10-01
Description
A syntactically valid pcapng file containing many repeated packet-comment options can abort TShark when it builds the full protocol tree with -V. Wireshark renders every comment before entering the frame dissector's exception boundary. The normal one-million-tree-item safeguard consequently raises an uncaught DissectorError, terminating the process instead of reporting a bounded per-packet dissection error.
The Frame protocol metadissector could crash.
The Frame protocol metadissector could crash.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | wireshark | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | wireshark | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | wireshark | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |