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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2015.132.03
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2015-132-03)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa_supplicant' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-132-03 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa_supplicant' package(s) announced via the SSA:2015-132-03 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New wpa_supplicant packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, and -current
to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/wpa_supplicant-2.4-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes potential denial of service issues.
For more information, see:
[links moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'wpa_supplicant' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1863
BugTraq ID: 74296
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74296
Bugtraq: 20150423 [ALICLOUDSEC-VUL2015-001]Android wpa_supplicant WLAN Direct remote buffer overflow (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535353/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-3233 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3233
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Apr/82
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131598/Android-wpa_supplicant-Heap-Overflow.html
http://security.alibaba.com/blog/blog.htm?spm=0.0.0.0.p1ECc3&id=19
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1090
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032192
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0813 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00000.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2577-1
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