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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

Type: advisorySources: OSV

USB HID protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-6534
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
8 Nov 2026, 00:34 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Apr 2026, 05:36 UTC

USB HID protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

osv:CVE-2026-6534
Complete source record
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  "id": "a11b09e56790788ede2d371f87dda35f41755b74f8fcf51ed92d6784074e107e",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6534",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark",
    "summary": "USB HID protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-6534",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2026-6534",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-6534"
      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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                    ],
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            "wireshark-4.4.9",
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            "v4.4.9rc0",
            "wireshark-4.4.8",
            "v4.4.8",
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            "wireshark-4.4.7",
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            "v4.6.7rc0",
            "v4.4.7rc0",
            "wireshark-4.4.6",
            "v4.4.6",
            "v4.4.6rc0",
            "wireshark-4.4.5",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:52.256933127Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-27.html",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6534.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6534",
        "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/21121",
        "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21121"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
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        ],
        "cna_assigner": "GitLab",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6534.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "evidence": "/id"
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    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 521007,
  "published_at": "2026-04-30T05:36:44.216+00:00"
}