Debian: DSA-3052-1 Critical: WPA Input Sanitization Code Execution
debian
October 16, 2014
Jouni Malinen discovered an input sanitization issue in the wpa_cli and hostapd_cli tools included in the wpa package
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Summary
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0-3+deb7u1.
For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your wpa 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/
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Package: wpa
CVE ID: CVE-2014-3686
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