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UbuntuUSN-6945-1HistoryAug 06, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.
wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability
2024-08-0600:00:00
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wpa_supplicant vulnerability
hostapd vulnerability
privilege escalation
ubuntu 24.04 lts
ubuntu 22.04 lts
ubuntu 20.04 lts
ubuntu 18.04 esm
ubuntu 16.04 esm
ubuntu 14.04 esm
wpa
shared object loading
CVSS3
8.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
7.5
Confidence
Low
EPSS
0
Percentile
5.1%
Releases
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
- wpa - client support for WPA and WPA2
Details
Rory McNamara discovered that wpa_supplicant could be made to load
arbitrary shared objects by unprivileged users that have access to
the control interface. An attacker could use this to escalate privileges
to root.
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | wpasupplicant | < 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | eapoltest | < 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | eapoltest-dbgsym | < 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | hostapd | < 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | hostapd-dbgsym | < 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | libwpa-client-dev | < 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | wpagui | < 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | wpagui-dbgsym | < 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | wpasupplicant-dbgsym | < 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1 | UNKNOWN |
| Ubuntu | 22.04 | noarch | wpasupplicant | < 2:2.10-6ubuntu2.1 | UNKNOWN |
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CVSS3
8.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
7.5
Confidence
Low
EPSS
0
Percentile
5.1%
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