NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting wpa package, versions <2.4-0ubuntu3.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.19% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1510-WPA-339381
  • published21 Feb 2018
  • disclosed21 Feb 2018

Introduced: 21 Feb 2018

CVE-2015-5316  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:15.10 wpa to version 2.4-0ubuntu3.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wpa package and not the wpa package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:15.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The eap_pwd_perform_confirm_exchange function in eap_peer/eap_pwd.c in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6, when EAP-pwd is enabled in a network configuration profile, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an EAP-pwd Confirm message followed by the Identity exchange.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1