Multiple vulnerabilities were found in wpa, a set of tools including the widely-used wpasupplicant client for authenticating with WPA and WPA2 wireless networks. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4123-1
It was discovered that there was a potential authentication bypass vulnerability in wpa, a set of tools including the widely-used wpasupplicant client for authenticating with WPA and WPA2 wireless networks. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3743-1
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in wpa_supplicant and hostapd. CVE-2020-12695 . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4898-1
wpa_supplicant could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4757-1 March 03, 2021 wpa vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.10 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: wpa_supplicant could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - wpa: client support for WPA and WPA2 Details: It was discovered that wpa_supplicant did not properly handle P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests in some situations. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: wpasupplicant 2:2.9-1ubuntu8.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: wpasupplicant 2:2.9-1ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: wpasupplicant 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: wpasupplicant 2.4-0ubuntu6.8 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: CVE-2021-27803 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2:2.9-1ubuntu8.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2:2.9-1ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2.4-0ubuntu6.8 . Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-4758-1 details a vulnerability in NetworkManager that could lead to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution when processing network packets.. wpa_supplicant, denial of service, exploit. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
An issue has been found in wpa, a set of tools to support WPA and WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i). Missing validation of data can result in a buffer over-write, which might . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2572-1
The following CVE(s) have been reported against src:wpa. CVE-2019-10064 . - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2318-1
Similar to CVE-2016-10743 the host access point daemon, hostapd, in EAP mode used a low quality pseudorandom number generator that leads to insufficient entropy. The problem was resolved by using the os_get_random function which provides cryptographically strong pseudo . Package : wpa Version : 2.3-1+deb8u10 CVE ID : CVE-2019-10064 Similar to CVE-2016-10743 the host access point daemon, hostapd, in EAP mode used a low quality pseudorandom number generator that leads to insufficient entropy. The problem was resolved by using the os_get_random function which provides cryptographically strong pseudo random data. For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version 2.3-1+deb8u10. We recommend that you upgrade your wpa packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS . Enhance the wpa package from version 2.3-1+deb8u10 to address inefficiencies in the pseudorandom number generator, thereby bolstering overall security measures.. Debian Security, WPA Update, Hostapd Security, Debian LTS, Cryptography Fix. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Two vulnerabilities were found in the WPA protocol implementation found in wpa_supplication (station) and hostapd (access point). CVE-2019-13377 . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4538-1
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