Debian: DSA-2557-1: hostapd security update
Debian: DSA-2557-1: hostapd security update
Timo Warns discovered that the internal authentication server of hostapd, a user space IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing fragmented EAP-TLS messages. As a result, an internal overflow checking routine terminates
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2557-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Nico Golde October 08, 2012 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : hostapd Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-4445 Timo Warns discovered that the internal authentication server of hostapd, a user space IEEE 802.11 AP and IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticator, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing fragmented EAP-TLS messages. As a result, an internal overflow checking routine terminates the process. An attacker can abuse this flaw to conduct denial of service attacks via crafted EAP-TLS messages prior to any authentication. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.10-2+squeeze1. For the testing (wheezy) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your hostapd packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
