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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-wpa_supplicant | Aug 30, 2017 | May 9, 2016 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | May 9, 2016 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-wpa | Mar 31, 2017 | May 9, 2016 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-wpa_supplicantfreebsd-upgrade-package-hostapd | Dec 10, 2025 | May 20, 2016 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | May 2, 2016 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-wpa_supplicant | May 20, 2018 | May 9, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-hostapdubuntu-upgrade-wpasupplicant | Oct 16, 2017 | May 9, 2016 |
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