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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844138
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4098-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa' package(s) announced via the USN-4098-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa' package(s) announced via the USN-4098-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd were vulnerable to a side
channel attack against EAP-pwd. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to recover certain passwords.

Affected Software/OS:
'wpa' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-13377
Bugtraq: 20190929 [SECURITY] [DSA 4538-1] wpa security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/56
Debian Security Information: DSA-4538 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4538
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IELLEPIXWQOJFW4SZMU3WQHO63JFAHA4/
https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=147bf7b88a9c231322b5b574263071ca6dbb0503
https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=cd803299ca485eb857e37c88f973fccfbb8600e5
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