USN-2577-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2577-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2577-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2577-1
Related
Published
2015-04-23T14:50:48.968222Z
Modified
2015-04-23T14:50:48.968222Z
Summary
wpa vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that wpasupplicant incorrectly handled SSID information when creating or updating P2P peer entries. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause wpasupplicant to crash, resulting in a denial of service, expose memory contents, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1-0ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

1.*

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

2.*

2.1-0ubuntu1
2.1-0ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "hostapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "wpagui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-udeb"
        }
    ]
}