Out-of-Bounds Affecting wpa_supplicant package, versions <2.9-4.20.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.97% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-WPASUPPLICANT-2696467
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Nov 2020

Introduced: 19 Nov 2020

CVE-2015-4142  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 wpa_supplicant to version 2.9-4.20.1 or higher.

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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0.5.5 through 2.4 and wpa_supplicant 0.7.0 through 2.4, when used for AP mode MLME/SME functionality, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted frame, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

CVSS Scores

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