wpa vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
wpa_supplicant could be made to be disconnected and require reconnection to the network if it received a specially crafted management frame.
Software Description
It was discovered that wpa_supplicant incorrectly handled certain management frames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
hostapd - 2:2.6-21ubuntu3.3
wpasupplicant - 2:2.6-21ubuntu3.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
hostapd - 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.5
wpasupplicant - 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
hostapd - 1:2.4-0ubuntu6.6
wpasupplicant - 2.4-0ubuntu6.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
wpa_supplicant could be made to be disconnected and require reconnection to the network if it received a specially crafted management frame.
Software Description
- wpa - client support for WPA and WPA2
It was discovered that wpa_supplicant incorrectly handled certain management frames. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
hostapd - 2:2.6-21ubuntu3.3
wpasupplicant - 2:2.6-21ubuntu3.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
hostapd - 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.5
wpasupplicant - 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
hostapd - 1:2.4-0ubuntu6.6
wpasupplicant - 2.4-0ubuntu6.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...
