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Debian 9: DLA-2581-1 Critical Advisory on WPA Supplicant DoS Risk

debian lts
Calendar Grey March 2, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
WPA supplicant encounters potential threat of service disruption; Debian users are advised to apply updates in accordance with security notice DLA-2582-1
A vulnerability was discovered in how p2p/p2p_pd.c in wpa_supplicant before 2.10 processes P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2:2.4-1+deb9u9.

We recommend that you upgrade your wpa packages.

For the detailed security status of wpa please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wpa

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: 2:2.4-1+deb9u9
CVE ID: CVE-2021-27803

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