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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM USN-4757-2 Moderate: wpa_supplicant DoS Attack

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Calendar Grey March 4, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The recent Ubuntu ESM update tackles a serious security flaw in wpa_supplicant, enhancing defenses against potential threats.
wpa_supplicant could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service ubuntu wpa_supplicant attack vector

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: wpasupplicant 2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm4 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4757-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4757-1

CVE-2021-27803

March 04, 2021

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security advisory denial of service ubuntu wpa_supplicant attack vector

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