vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4476): wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 9, 2016 | Oct 16, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 9, 2016
Added
Oct 16, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
hostapd 0.6.7 through 2.5 and wpa_supplicant 0.6.7 through 2.5 do not reject \n and \r characters in passphrase parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a crafted WPS operation.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-hostapdubuntu-upgrade-wpasupplicant
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