USN-4136-2: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability
USN-4136-2: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability wpa, wpasupplicant vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary 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 wpasupplicant – client support for WPA and WPA2 Details USN-4136-1 fixed a vulnerability in wpa_supplicant. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: 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 14.04 ESM hostapd – 1:2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm2 wpasupplicant – 2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm2 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM [ more… ]