This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues: This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-14526: Under certain conditions, the integrity of EAPOL-Key messages was not checked, leading to a decryption oracle. An attacker within range of the Access Point and client could have abused the vulnerability to recover sensitive information (bsc#1104205). This non-security issue was fixed: - Enabled PWD as EAP method. This allows for password-based authentication, which is easier to setup than most of the other methods, and is used by the Eduroam network (bsc#1109209). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7:
#1104205 #1109209
Cross- CVE-2018-14526
Affected Products:
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
SUSE Enterprise Storage 4
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14526.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1104205
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1109209
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