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Debian: CVE-2019-5062: wpa -- security update

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 12, 2019
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions. By simulating an incomplete new association, an attacker can trigger a deauthentication against stations using 802.11w, resulting in a denial of service.

Solution

no-fix-debian-deb-package
Title
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