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SUSE: 2022:0504-1 Important: wpa_supplicant Side-Channel Threats
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February 18, 2022
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues: - CVE-2022-23303: Fixed side-channel attacks in SAE (bsc#1194732). - CVE-2022-23304: Fixed side-channel attacks in EAP-pwd (bsc#1194733). 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 Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-504=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): wpa_supplicant-2.9-23.15.1 wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-23.15.1 wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-23.15.1
Topics Covered
References
#1194732 #1194733
Cross- CVE-2022-23303 CVE-2022-2334
CVSS scores:
CVE-2022-23303 (NVD) : 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-23303 (SUSE): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23303.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2334.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194732
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194733
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0504-1
Rating: important
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