Medium5.5Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation in Wireshark
CVE-2026-3201 Published Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2026-3201
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation in Wireshark. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5.5). Weakness: CWE-1325. Affected package(s): wireshark. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:26182 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- wireshark-1:4.4.2-4.el10_1.4
- wireshark-1:4.4.2-3.el10_0.4
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:26182
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:26182 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 hours ago·verify at source
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