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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM USN-4734-2 Moderate: wpa_supplicant and hostapd DoS Risks

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Calendar Grey February 16, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Addresses multiple vulnerabilities in wpa_supplicant and hostapd impacting Ubuntu installations. Critical update needed for enhanced system security.
Several security issues were fixed in wpa_supplicant and hostapd.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue Ubuntu heap overflow wpa_supplicant hostapd

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: hostapd 1:2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm3 wpasupplicant 2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm3 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4734-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4734-1

CVE-2020-12695, CVE-2021-0326

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February 16, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue Ubuntu heap overflow wpa_supplicant hostapd

Package Information

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