vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-4477: Vulnerability in Multiple Components
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 9, 2016 | Aug 30, 2017 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 9, 2016
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
wpa_supplicant 0.4.0 through 2.5 does not reject \n and \r characters in passphrase parameters, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary library loading and consequently gain privileges, or cause a denial of service (daemon outage), via a crafted (1) SET, (2) SET_CRED, or (3) SET_NETWORK command.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-wpa_supplicant
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