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CVE-2026-3202

NULL Pointer Dereference in Wireshark

4.7 MediumFix available

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.19%Up 0.2 points since Feb 26, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.7

NULL Pointer Dereference in Wireshark

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

Record
CVE-2026-3202
CVSS 3.1
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-8661 4.7

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

Record
EUVD-2026-8661
CVSS 3.1
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g4x4-mr34-3pw3 4.7

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

Record
GHSA-g4x4-mr34-3pw3
CVSS 3.1
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.7

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

Record
CVE-2026-3202
CVSS 3.1
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-3202 7.5

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-3202
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 4.7

NULL Pointer Dereference in Wireshark

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

Record
CVE-2026-3202
CVSS 3.1
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-3202 7.5

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3202
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-3202 4.7

NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3202
CVSS 3.1
4.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10274-1 No score

libwireshark19-4.6.4-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark19-4.6.4-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10274-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2026:1169-1 No score

Security update for wireshark

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

Update Wireshark to version 4.6.4 (jsc#PED-15400).

  • CVE-2024-9780: ITS dissector crash (bsc#1231475).
  • CVE-2024-9781: AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash (bsc#1231476).
  • CVE-2024-11595: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark (bsc#1233594).
  • CVE-2024-11596: Buffer Over-read in Wireshark (bsc#1233593).
  • CVE-2025-1492: Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark (bsc#1237414).
  • CVE-2025-5601: Column handling crashes in Wireshark allows denial of service (bsc#1244081).
  • CVE-2025-9817: NULL Pointer Dereference in ssh dissector (bsc#1249090).
  • CVE-2025-13499: a malformed packet can lead to a Kafka dissector crash (bsc#1254108).
  • CVE-2025-13674: injecting a malformed packet can cause a crash (bsc#1254262).
  • CVE-2025-13945: HTTP3 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.6.1 allows denial of service (bsc#1254471).
  • CVE-2025-13946: MEGACO dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.11 allows denial of service (bsc#1254472).
  • CVE-2026-0959: denial of service via IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1256734).
  • CVE-2026-0960: denial of Service via HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop (bsc#1256736).
  • CVE-2026-0961: denial of Service vulnerability in BLF file parser (bsc#1256738).
  • CVE-2026-0962: denial of Service via SOME/IP-SD protocol dissector crash (bsc#1256739).
  • CVE-2026-3201: missing limit checks in USB HID protocol dissector's parse_report_descriptor function can lead to memory exhaustion (bsc#1258907).
  • CVE-2026-3202: missing checks in NTS-KE protocol dissector can lead to crash (bsc#1258908).
  • CVE-2026-3203: missing length checks in the RF4CE Profile protocol dissector can lead to illegal memory access and crash (bsc#1258909).

Also libvirt was rebuilt against wireshark for the libvirt plugin.

Record
SUSE-SU-2026:1169-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Alpine:v3.23
 4.6.0 up to 4.6.4-r0
4.6.4-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.24
 4.6.0 up to 4.6.4-r0
4.6.4-r0
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 4.6.4-1, plus listed versions
4.4.7-14.4.8-0exp14.4.9-14.6.0-0exp14.6.0-1
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4.6.0~rc1-0exp14.6.0~rc1-0exp24.6.1-14.6.1-24.6.2-14.6.2-34.6.3-1
4.6.4-1
libvirt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 11.0.0-150700.4.19.1
11.0.0-150700.4.19.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 4.6.4-150700.21.8.1
4.6.4-150700.21.8.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 4.6.4-150700.21.8.1
4.6.4-150700.21.8.1
libvirt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7
From an advisory covering 18 CVEs
 before 11.0.0-150700.4.19.1
11.0.0-150700.4.19.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.10.2-11.10.3-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-21.10.6-1
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1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.12.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.12.6.4-2~ubuntu14.04.12.6.5-1~ubuntu14.04.12.6.6-1~ubuntu14.04.02.6.8-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm22.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm3
 None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.8+g5b6e543-22.0.1+g59ea380-3build12.0.2+ga16e22e-12.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
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2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.12.6.4-2~ubuntu16.04.02.6.5-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.6-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm2
 None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2.4.2-12.4.3-12.4.4-12.4.5-12.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
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2.6.4-2~ubuntu18.04.02.6.5-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.6-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm2
 None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.0.5-13.0.7-13.2.1-13.2.2-13.2.3-13.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm13.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
 None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.4.7-1~exp13.4.9-13.6.2-1ubuntu13.6.2-23.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.0.8-14.0.10-14.0.11-14.2.0-14.2.2-14.2.2-1.1build14.2.2-1.1build24.2.2-1.1build3
 None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.4.5-14.4.6-24.4.6-2build14.4.7-1
 None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.6.4-14.6.6-14.6.6-24.6.6-2build1
 None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
4.4.7-14.6.0-14.6.1-24.6.2-34.6.3-14.6.4-1
 None known
wireshark
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 4.6.4-1.1
4.6.4-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-3202 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Wireshark, published February 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 4.6.4-r0.

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