CVE-2014-5161 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-5161: The dissect_log function in plugins/irda/packet-irda.c in the IrDA dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly strip '\n' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-5161 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wireshark→ fixed in1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wireshark
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wireshark→ fixed in1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wireshark
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

wireshark→ fixed in1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wireshark
```

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