CVE-2019-5716: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.5, the 6LoWPAN dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-6lowpan.c by avoiding use of a TVB before its creation.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only; version 9.0 only
• Wireshark Wireshark: from 2.6.0, up to and including 2.6.5

Published 2019-01-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.