vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-37660: hostapd: Public Key Exchange (PKEX) Reuse Vulnerability in hostapd
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Feb 11, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Feb 11, 2025
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
In hostapd 2.10 and earlier, the PKEX code remains active even after a successful PKEX association. An attacker that successfully bootstrapped public keys with another entity using PKEX in the past, will be able to subvert a future bootstrapping by passively observing public keys, re-using the encrypting element Qi and subtracting it from the captured message M (X = M - Qi). This will result in the public ephemeral key X; the only element required to subvert the PKEX association.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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