Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2015.260
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-260-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'hostapd' package(s) announced via the DLA-260-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'hostapd' package(s) announced via the DLA-260-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A vulnerability was found in WMM Action frame processing in a case where hostapd is used to implement AP mode MLME/SME functionality (i.e., Host AP driver of a mac80211-based driver on Linux). This vulnerability can be used to perform denial of service attacks by an attacker that is within radio range of the AP that uses hostapd for MLME/SME operations. For Debian 6 Squeeze, this vulnerability has been fixed in version 1:0.6.10-2+squeeze2 of hostapd. We recommend that you upgrade your hostapd package. Affected Software/OS: 'hostapd' package(s) on Debian 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-4142 Debian Security Information: DSA-3397 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172655.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171401.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172608.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/34 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/6 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1090 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1090.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1439 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1439.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032625 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1030 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2650-1
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