USN-4098-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4098-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4098-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4098-1
Related
Published
2019-08-14T12:51:19.550443Z
Modified
2019-08-14T12:51:19.550443Z
Summary
wpa vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd were vulnerable to a side channel attack against EAP-pwd. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to recover certain passwords.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / wpa

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4

Affected versions

2.*

2.4-0ubuntu10

2:2.*

2:2.4-1.1ubuntu1
2:2.6-15ubuntu1
2:2.6-15ubuntu2
2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1
2:2.6-15ubuntu2.2
2:2.6-15ubuntu2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "hostapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "hostapd-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "wpagui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "wpagui-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant-udeb"
        }
    ]
}