UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4181 (CVE-2021-4181)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-12-30 22:15 – Updated: 2025-07-16 04:56 – Source websiteCrash in the Sysdig Event dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
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