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Debian: DLA-2138-1 Urgent: wpa Hostapd Security Entropy Vulnerability

debian lts
Calendar Grey March 11, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance the wpa package from version 2.3-1+deb8u10 to address inefficiencies in the pseudorandom number generator, thereby bolstering overall security measures.
Similar to CVE-2016-10743 the host access point daemon, hostapd, in EAP mode used a low quality pseudorandom number generator that leads to insufficient entropy
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security advisory Debian cryptography hostapd entropy wpa EAP mode

Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your wpa packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: wpa
Version: 2.3-1+deb8u10
CVE ID: CVE-2019-10064

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security advisory Debian cryptography hostapd entropy wpa EAP mode

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