openSUSE: 2021:0545-1 Important: hostapd Three Security Issues
opensuse
April 12, 2021
An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available
Description
This update for hostapd fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2021-30004: forging attacks may occur because AlgorithmIdentifier
parameters are mishandled in tls/pkcs1.c and tls/x509v3.c (boo#1184348)
- CVE-2020-12695: UPnP SUBSCRIBE misbehavior in hostapd WPS AP
(boo#1172700)
- CVE-2019-16275: AP mode PMF disconnection protection bypass (boo#1150934)
- added AppArmor profile (source apparmor-usr.sbin.hostapd)
This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-545=1
Package List
- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
hostapd-2.9-bp152.2.3.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16275.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12695.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-30004.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1150934
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172700
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184348
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0545-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2
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Topics Covered
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