Memory leak in sharkd 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6249-1 wireshark security update
Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.5 or above


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Fri, 01 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark
Vendors & Products Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Description Memory leak in sharkd 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service
Title Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-401
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-30T15:21:14.812Z

Reserved: 2026-04-29T07:34:21.218Z

Link: CVE-2026-7379

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-30T14:47:50.563Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-30T06:16:17.333

Modified: 2026-05-01T18:41:41.590

Link: CVE-2026-7379

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-30T14:00:22Z

Weaknesses