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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-14526) ELSA-2018-3107: wpa_supplicant security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-14526) ELSA-2018-3107: wpa_supplicant security and bug fix update

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/08/2018
Created
05/08/2019
Added
11/06/2018
Modified
09/16/2019

Description

An issue was discovered in rsn_supp/wpa.c in wpa_supplicant 2.0 through 2.6. Under certain conditions, the integrity of EAPOL-Key messages is not checked, leading to a decryption oracle. An attacker within range of the Access Point and client can abuse the vulnerability to recover sensitive information.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-wpa_supplicant

References

  • ELSA-2018-3107
  • USN-3745-1
  • CVE-2018-14526

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