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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202309-16 ] wpa_supplicant, hostapd: Multiple

    From glsamaker@gentoo.org@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 30 10:50:01 2023
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202309-16
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    Severity: Normal
    Title: wpa_supplicant, hostapd: Multiple Vulnerabilities
    Date: September 30, 2023
    Bugs: #768759, #780135, #780138, #831332
    ID: 202309-16

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in wpa_supplicant and
    hostapd, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

    Background
    ==========

    wpa_supplicant is a WPA Supplicant with support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE
    802.11i / RSN). hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers.

    Affected packages
    =================

    Package Vulnerable Unaffected --------------------------- ------------ ------------
    net-wireless/hostapd < 2.10 >= 2.10
    net-wireless/wpa_supplicant < 2.10 >= 2.10

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in hostapd and
    wpa_supplicant. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
    details.

    Impact
    ======

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All wpa_supplicant users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/wpa_supplicant-2.10"

    All hostapd users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/hostapd-2.10"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2021-30004
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30004
    [ 2 ] CVE-2022-23303
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23303
    [ 3 ] CVE-2022-23304
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23304

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-16

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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