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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842176
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2577-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa' package(s) announced via the USN-2577-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa' package(s) announced via the USN-2577-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that wpa_supplicant incorrectly handled SSID information
when creating or updating P2P peer entries. A remote attacker could use
this issue to cause wpa_supplicant to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, expose memory contents, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'wpa' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04.

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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