OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0519-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2021-04-08 22:41 - Updated: 2026-09-20 19:23
Summary
Security update for hostapd
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for hostapd
Description of the patch: This update for hostapd fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-30004: forging attacks may occur because AlgorithmIdentifier parameters are mishandled in tls/pkcs1.c and tls/x509v3.c (boo#1184348) - CVE-2020-12695: UPnP SUBSCRIBE misbehavior in hostapd WPS AP (boo#1172700) - CVE-2019-16275: AP mode PMF disconnection protection bypass (boo#1150934) - added AppArmor profile (source apparmor-usr.sbin.hostapd)
Patchnames: openSUSE-2021-519
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2019-16275
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 15.2:hostapd-0:2.9-lp152.2.3.1.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact moderate
CVE-2020-12695
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Recommended 1 product, the same list as for CVE-2019-16275
Threats
Impact important
CVE-2021-30004
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products
Recommended 1 product, the same list as for CVE-2019-16275
Threats
Impact moderate
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