openSUSE-SU-2020:0222-1

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https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/openSUSE-SU-2020:0222-1.json
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Published
2020-02-15T19:10:10Z
Modified
2026-02-04T03:44:46Z
Summary
Security update for hostapd
Details

This update for hostapd fixes the following issues:

hostapd was updated to version 2.9:

  • SAE changes
    • disable use of groups using Brainpool curves
    • improved protection against side channel attacks [https://w1.fi/security/2019-6/]
  • EAP-pwd changes
    • disable use of groups using Brainpool curves
    • improved protection against side channel attacks [https://w1.fi/security/2019-6/]
  • fixed FT-EAP initial mobility domain association using PMKSA caching
  • added configuration of airtime policy
  • fixed FILS to and RSNE into (Re)Association Response frames
  • fixed DPP bootstrapping URI parser of channel list
  • added support for regulatory WMM limitation (for ETSI)
  • added support for MACsec Key Agreement using IEEE 802.1X/PSK
  • added experimental support for EAP-TEAP server (RFC 7170)
  • added experimental support for EAP-TLS server with TLS v1.3
  • added support for two server certificates/keys (RSA/ECC)
  • added AKMSuiteSelector into 'STA ' control interface data to determine with AKM was used for an association
  • added eap_sim_id parameter to allow EAP-SIM/AKA server pseudonym and fast reauthentication use to be disabled
  • fixed an ECDH operation corner case with OpenSSL

Update to version 2.8

  • SAE changes
    • added support for SAE Password Identifier
    • changed default configuration to enable only group 19 (i.e., disable groups 20, 21, 25, 26 from default configuration) and disable all unsuitable groups completely based on REVmd changes
    • improved anti-clogging token mechanism and SAE authentication frame processing during heavy CPU load; this mitigates some issues with potential DoS attacks trying to flood an AP with large number of SAE messages
    • added Finite Cyclic Group field in status code 77 responses
    • reject use of unsuitable groups based on new implementation guidance in REVmd (allow only FFC groups with prime >= 3072 bits and ECC groups with prime >= 256)
    • minimize timing and memory use differences in PWE derivation [https://w1.fi/security/2019-1/] (CVE-2019-9494)
    • fixed confirm message validation in error cases [https://w1.fi/security/2019-3/] (CVE-2019-9496)
  • EAP-pwd changes
    • minimize timing and memory use differences in PWE derivation [https://w1.fi/security/2019-2/] (CVE-2019-9495)
    • verify peer scalar/element [https://w1.fi/security/2019-4/] (CVE-2019-9497 and CVE-2019-9498)
    • fix message reassembly issue with unexpected fragment [https://w1.fi/security/2019-5/]
    • enforce rand,mask generation rules more strictly
    • fix a memory leak in PWE derivation
    • disallow ECC groups with a prime under 256 bits (groups 25, 26, and 27)
  • Hotspot 2.0 changes
    • added support for release number 3
    • reject release 2 or newer association without PMF
  • added support for RSN operating channel validation (CONFIG_OCV=y and configuration parameter ocv=1)
  • added Multi-AP protocol support
  • added FTM responder configuration
  • fixed build with LibreSSL
  • added FT/RRB workaround for short Ethernet frame padding
  • fixed KEK2 derivation for FILS+FT
  • added RSSI-based association rejection from OCE
  • extended beacon reporting functionality
  • VLAN changes
    • allow local VLAN management with remote RADIUS authentication
    • add WPA/WPA2 passphrase/PSK -based VLAN assignment
  • OpenSSL: allow systemwide policies to be overridden
  • extended PEAP to derive EMSK to enable use with ERP/FILS
  • extended WPS to allow SAE configuration to be added automatically for PSK (wps_cred_add_sae=1)
  • fixed FT and SA Query Action frame with AP-MLME-in-driver cases
  • OWE: allow Diffie-Hellman Parameter element to be included with DPP in preparation for DPP protocol extension
  • RADIUS server: started to accept ERP keyName-NAI as user identity automatically without matching EAP database entry
  • fixed PTK rekeying with FILS and FT

wpa_supplicant:

  • SAE changes
    • added support for SAE Password Identifier
    • changed default configuration to enable only groups 19, 20, 21 (i.e., disable groups 25 and 26) and disable all unsuitable groups completely based on REVmd changes
    • do not regenerate PWE unnecessarily when the AP uses the anti-clogging token mechanisms
    • fixed some association cases where both SAE and FT-SAE were enabled on both the station and the selected AP
    • started to prefer FT-SAE over SAE AKM if both are enabled
    • started to prefer FT-SAE over FT-PSK if both are enabled
    • fixed FT-SAE when SAE PMKSA caching is used
    • reject use of unsuitable groups based on new implementation guidance in REVmd (allow only FFC groups with prime >= 3072 bits and ECC groups with prime >= 256)
    • minimize timing and memory use differences in PWE derivation [https://w1.fi/security/2019-1/] (CVE-2019-9494)
  • EAP-pwd changes
    • minimize timing and memory use differences in PWE derivation [https://w1.fi/security/2019-2/] (CVE-2019-9495)
    • verify server scalar/element [https://w1.fi/security/2019-4/] (CVE-2019-9499)
    • fix message reassembly issue with unexpected fragment [https://w1.fi/security/2019-5/]
    • enforce rand,mask generation rules more strictly
    • fix a memory leak in PWE derivation
    • disallow ECC groups with a prime under 256 bits (groups 25, 26, and 27)
  • fixed CONFIG_IEEE80211R=y (FT) build without CONFIG_FILS=y
  • Hotspot 2.0 changes
    • do not indicate release number that is higher than the one AP supports
    • added support for release number 3
    • enable PMF automatically for network profiles created from credentials
  • fixed OWE network profile saving
  • fixed DPP network profile saving
  • added support for RSN operating channel validation (CONFIG_OCV=y and network profile parameter ocv=1)
  • added Multi-AP backhaul STA support
  • fixed build with LibreSSL
  • number of MKA/MACsec fixes and extensions
  • extended domain_match and domain_suffix_match to allow list of values
  • fixed dNSName matching in domain_match and domain_suffix_match when using wolfSSL
  • started to prefer FT-EAP-SHA384 over WPA-EAP-SUITE-B-192 AKM if both are enabled
  • extended nl80211 Connect and external authentication to support SAE, FT-SAE, FT-EAP-SHA384
  • fixed KEK2 derivation for FILS+FT
  • extended client_cert file to allow loading of a chain of PEM encoded certificates
  • extended beacon reporting functionality
  • extended D-Bus interface with number of new properties
  • fixed a regression in FT-over-DS with mac80211-based drivers
  • OpenSSL: allow systemwide policies to be overridden
  • extended driver flags indication for separate 802.1X and PSK 4-way handshake offload capability
  • added support for random P2P Device/Interface Address use
  • extended PEAP to derive EMSK to enable use with ERP/FILS
  • extended WPS to allow SAE configuration to be added automatically for PSK (wps_cred_add_sae=1)
  • removed support for the old D-Bus interface (CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS)
  • extended domain_match and domain_suffix_match to allow list of values
  • added a RSN workaround for misbehaving PMF APs that advertise IGTK/BIP KeyID using incorrect byte order
  • fixed PTK rekeying with FILS and FT
  • Enabled CLI editing and history support.

Update to version 2.7

  • fixed WPA packet number reuse with replayed messages and key reinstallation [http://w1.fi/security/2017-1/] (CVE-2017-13082) (boo#1056061)
  • added support for FILS (IEEE 802.11ai) shared key authentication
  • added support for OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption, RFC 8110; and transition mode defined by WFA)
  • added support for DPP (Wi-Fi Device Provisioning Protocol)
  • FT:
    • added local generation of PMK-R0/PMK-R1 for FT-PSK (ft_psk_generate_local=1)
    • replaced inter-AP protocol with a cleaner design that is more easily extensible; this breaks backward compatibility and requires all APs in the ESS to be updated at the same time to maintain FT functionality
    • added support for wildcard R0KH/R1KH
    • replaced r0_key_lifetime (minutes) parameter with ft_r0_key_lifetime (seconds)
    • fixed wpa_psk_file use for FT-PSK
    • fixed FT-SAE PMKID matching
    • added expiration to PMK-R0 and PMK-R1 cache
    • added IEEE VLAN support (including tagged VLANs)
    • added support for SHA384 based AKM
  • SAE
    • fixed some PMKSA caching cases with SAE
    • added support for configuring SAE password separately of the WPA2 PSK/passphrase
    • added option to require MFP for SAE associations (sae_require_pmf=1)
    • fixed PTK and EAPOL-Key integrity and key-wrap algorithm selection for SAE; note: this is not backwards compatible, i.e., both the AP and station side implementations will need to be update at the same time to maintain interoperability
    • added support for Password Identifier
  • hostapd_cli: added support for command history and completion
  • added support for requesting beacon report
  • large number of other fixes, cleanup, and extensions
  • added option to configure EAPOL-Key retry limits (wpa_group_update_count and wpa_pairwise_update_count)
  • removed all PeerKey functionality
  • fixed nl80211 AP mode configuration regression with Linux 4.15 and newer
  • added support for using wolfSSL cryptographic library
  • fixed some 20/40 MHz coexistence cases where the BSS could drop to 20 MHz even when 40 MHz would be allowed
  • Hotspot 2.0
    • added support for setting Venue URL ANQP-element (venue_url)
    • added support for advertising Hotspot 2.0 operator icons
    • added support for Roaming Consortium Selection element
    • added support for Terms and Conditions
    • added support for OSEN connection in a shared RSN BSS
  • added support for using OpenSSL 1.1.1
  • added EAP-pwd server support for salted passwords
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Package Hub 15 / hostapd

Package

Name
hostapd
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/hostapd&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9-bp151.5.3.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "hostapd": "2.9-bp151.5.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/openSUSE-SU-2020:0222-1.json"

SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 / hostapd

Package

Name
hostapd
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/hostapd&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9-bp151.5.3.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "hostapd": "2.9-bp151.5.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/openSUSE-SU-2020:0222-1.json"

openSUSE:Leap 15.1 / hostapd

Package

Name
hostapd
Purl
pkg:rpm/opensuse/hostapd&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9-bp151.5.3.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "hostapd": "2.9-bp151.5.3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/openSUSE-SU-2020:0222-1.json"