UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10743

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10743
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10743.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10743
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Published
2019-03-23T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:59Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa@2.1-0ubuntu1.7?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1-0ubuntu1.7

Affected versions

1.*

1.0-3ubuntu2
1.0-3ubuntu3
1.0-3ubuntu4

2.*

2.1-0ubuntu1
2.1-0ubuntu1.1
2.1-0ubuntu1.2
2.1-0ubuntu1.3
2.1-0ubuntu1.4
2.1-0ubuntu1.5
2.1-0ubuntu1.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "hostapd",
            "binary_version": "1:2.1-0ubuntu1.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wpagui",
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant",
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.7"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa@2.4-0ubuntu6.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4-0ubuntu6.4

Affected versions

2.*

2.4-0ubuntu3
2.4-0ubuntu4
2.4-0ubuntu5
2.4-0ubuntu6
2.4-0ubuntu6.2
2.4-0ubuntu6.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "hostapd",
            "binary_version": "1:2.4-0ubuntu6.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wpagui",
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant",
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}