High [CVE-2026-5656] Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-5656 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support.
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Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Wireshark. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.8).
Weakness: CWE-22. Affected package(s): wireshark.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:20600 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected product named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support.
- wireshark-1:4.4.2-10.el10_2
- wireshark-1:4.4.2-3.el10_0.4
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- RHSA-2026:20600
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:20600 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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