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Debian: Security Advisory for wpa (DSA-4898-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa' package(s) announced via the DSA-4898-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in wpa_supplicant and hostapd. CVE-2020-12695 It was discovered that hostapd does not properly handle UPnP subscribe messages under certain conditions, allowing an attacker to cause a denial of service. CVE-2021-0326 It was discovered that wpa_supplicant does not properly process P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) group information from active group owners. An attacker within radio range of the device running P2P could take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. CVE-2021-27803 It was discovered that wpa_supplicant does not properly process P2P (Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests. An attacker within radio range of the device running P2P could take advantage of this flaw to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'wpa' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 2:2.7+git20190128+0c1e29f-6+deb10u3. We recommend that you upgrade your wpa packages.