Reusing a Nonce Affecting wpa_supplicant package, versions <1:0.7.3-9.el6_9.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-WPASUPPLICANT-1515149
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Oct 2017

Introduced: 16 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-13087  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-323  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 wpa_supplicant to version 1:0.7.3-9.el6_9.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2911.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) that support 802.11v allows reinstallation of the Group Temporal Key (GTK) when processing a Wireless Network Management (WNM) Sleep Mode Response frame, allowing an attacker within radio range to replay frames from access points to clients.