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CVE-2026-76889

wireshark: Wireshark: Denial of Service via UMTS FP protocol dissector crash

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 20, 2026

Updated · September 1, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Wireshark. A local attacker could exploit a crash in the UMTS FP protocol dissector. This vulnerability, which requires user interaction, leads to a denial of service, making the application unavailable.

Statement

A flaw was found in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.17 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.7. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, and 9 ship Wireshark versions prior to the affected range and are not vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and Red Hat In-Vehicle OS ship an affected version of Wireshark.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Do not open untrusted packet capture files or capture traffic from untrusted networks with Wireshark.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion