Updated hostapd & wpa_supplicant packages fix security vulnerability

The IEEE 802.11 standard sometimes enables an adversary to trick a victim into connecting to an unintended or untrusted network with Home WEP, Home WPA3 SAE-loop. Enterprise 802.1X/EAP, Mesh AMPE, or FILS, aka an "SSID Confusion" issue. This occurs because the SSID is not always used to derive th...

CVE-2024-42861

An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PdelayReq message to the time synchronization function...

AZL-49731 CVE-2024-42861 affecting package linuxptp for versions less than 3.1.1-1

An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PdelayReq message to the time synchronization function...

CVE-2024-42861: Undefined Security Weakness

An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PdelayReq message to the time synchronization function...

CVE-2024-42861

An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PdelayReq message to the time synchronization function...

CVE-2024-42861

An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PdelayReq message to the time synchronization function...

CVE-2024-42861

CVE-2024-42861 affects linuxptp up to version 4.2. The vulnerability enables a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted Pdelay_Req to the time synchronization function. CVSS v3.1 base score 7.5 (HIGH). No exploit details are provided in the connected documents; remediatio...

CVE-2024-42861

An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PdelayReq message to the time synchronization function...

CVE-2024-42861

An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PdelayReq message to the time synchronization function...

Enhancing Security and Compliance in the Energy Sector: Imperva’s Cipher Suite Support

In the energy and utility sector, safeguarding data and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards is paramount. With the increasing digitalization of operations, from smart grids to IoT-enabled devices, the need for robust encryption methods to protect sensitive information has never been...

The vulnerability of the ieee_write_file function in the /output/outieee.c component of the Netwide Assembler (NASM) compiler allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the ieeewritefile function in the /output/outieee.c component of the Netwide Assembler NASM compiler is related to reading beyond the memory boundaries. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

kernel: mac802154: fix llsec key resources release in mac802154_llsec_key_del

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel where resources are improperly managed in IEEE 802.15.4 networking, leading to a potential use-after-free issue, resulting in a denial of service...

[SECURITY] Fedora 40 Update: wpa_supplicant-2.11-1.fc40

wpasupplicant is a WPA Supplicant for Linux, BSD and Windows with support for WPA and WPA2 IEEE 802.11i / RSN. Supplicant is the IEEE 802.1X/WPA component that is used in the client stations. It implements key negotiation with a WPA Authenticator and it controls the roaming and IEEE 802.11...

[SECURITY] Fedora 40 Update: hostapd-2.11-1.fc40

hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server. hostapd is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the back-ground and acts as the backen...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6927-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6927-1 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereferenc...

USN-6917-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-38096 Gui-Dong Han discovered that the...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6917-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6917-1 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointe...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6898-4)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6898-4 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereferenc...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6898-3)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6898-3 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointe...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6898-2)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6898-2 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointe...