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SUSE: CVE-2015-5316: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/10/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/20/2018
Modified
05/20/2018

Description

The eap_pwd_perform_confirm_exchange function in eap_peer/eap_pwd.c in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6, when EAP-pwd is enabled in a network configuration profile, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an EAP-pwd Confirm message followed by the Identity exchange.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-wpa_supplicant

References

  • 77538
  • USN-2808-1
  • DSA-3397
  • CVE-2015-5316

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