openSUSE Update 2024:0819-1 Critical: wpa_supplicant Auth Bypass Risk

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March 8, 2024

This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues: CVE-2023-52160: Bypassing WiFi Authentication (bsc#1219975).

Description

This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2023-52160: Bypassing WiFi Authentication (bsc#1219975).

Topics Covered

security advisory patch critical threat authentication bypass wpa_supplicant openSUSE WiFi security

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Leap Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.3-2024-819=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.4-2024-819=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-819=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-819=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-819=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-819=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2024-819=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2024-819=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 (aarch64 x86_64)

* wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-150000.4.39.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.39.1

*...

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References

* bsc#1219975

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52160.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219975

Severity

critical

Lowest

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Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0819-1

Rating: important

Topics Covered

security advisory patch critical threat authentication bypass wpa_supplicant openSUSE WiFi security

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