Ubuntu Security Notice 3969-1 - It was discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled unexpected fragments when using EAP-pwd. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3969-1
May 07, 2019
wpa vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
wpa_supplicant and hostapd could be made to crash if they received
specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
- wpa: client support for WPA and WPA2
Details:
It was discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled
unexpected fragments when using EAP-pwd. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04:
hostapd 2:2.6-21ubuntu3.1
wpasupplicant 2:2.6-21ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 18.10:
hostapd 2:2.6-18ubuntu1.2
wpasupplicant 2:2.6-18ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
hostapd 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.3
wpasupplicant 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
hostapd 2.4-0ubuntu6.5
wpasupplicant 2.4-0ubuntu6.5
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3969-1
CVE-2019-11555
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2:2.6-21ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2:2.6-18ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2:2.6-15ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2.4-0ubuntu6.5