Use of Insufficiently Random Values Affecting wpa_supplicant package, versions <1:2.6-5.el7_4.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.39% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-WPASUPPLICANT-2519234
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Oct 2017

Introduced: 17 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-13077  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-330  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 wpa_supplicant to version 1:2.6-5.el7_4.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-2907.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wpa_supplicant package and not the wpa_supplicant package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) allows reinstallation of the Pairwise Transient Key (PTK) Temporal Key (TK) during the four-way handshake, allowing an attacker within radio range to replay, decrypt, or spoof frames.

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