USN-3455-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3455-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3455-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3455-1
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Published
2017-10-16T15:39:35.071883Z
Modified
2017-10-16T15:39:35.071883Z
Summary
wpa vulnerabilities
Details

Mathy Vanhoef discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled WPA2. A remote attacker could use this issue with key reinstallation attacks to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13077, CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13079, CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081, CVE-2017-13082, CVE-2017-13086, CVE-2017-13087, CVE-2017-13088)

Imre Rad discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled invalid characters in passphrase parameters. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4476)

Imre Rad discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled invalid characters in passphrase parameters. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4477)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa@2.1-0ubuntu1.5?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1-0ubuntu1.5

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "hostapd-dbgsym": "1:2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "wpasupplicant-udeb": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "wpagui-dbgsym": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "hostapd": "1:2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "wpagui": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "wpasupplicant": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "wpasupplicant-udeb-dbgsym": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5",
            "wpasupplicant-dbgsym": "2.1-0ubuntu1.5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa@2.4-0ubuntu6.2?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4-0ubuntu6.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.4-0ubuntu3
2.4-0ubuntu4
2.4-0ubuntu5
2.4-0ubuntu6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "hostapd-dbgsym": "1:2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "wpasupplicant-udeb": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "wpagui-dbgsym": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "hostapd": "1:2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "wpagui": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "wpasupplicant": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "wpasupplicant-udeb-dbgsym": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2",
            "wpasupplicant-dbgsym": "2.4-0ubuntu6.2"
        }
    ]
}