CVE-2019-9499
Publication date 10 April 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
The implementations of EAP-PWD in wpa_supplicant EAP Peer, when built against a crypto library missing explicit validation on imported elements, do not validate the scalar and element values in EAP-pwd-Commit. An attacker may complete authentication, session key and control of the data connection with a client. Both hostapd with SAE support and wpa_supplicant with SAE support prior to and including version 2.4 are affected. Both hostapd with EAP-pwd support and wpa_supplicant with EAP-pwd support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wpa | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.2
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu6.4
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu1.7
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| wpasupplicant | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.1 · High
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3944-1
- wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities
- 10 April 2019