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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2019.3969.2
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3969-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa' package(s) announced via the USN-3969-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa' package(s) announced via the USN-3969-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-3969-1 fixed a vulnerability in wpa_supplicant and hostapd. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled
unexpected fragments when using EAP-pwd. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service.

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

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-2019-11555
Bugtraq: 20190515 FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-19:03.wpa (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/40
Bugtraq: 20190527 [SECURITY] [DSA 4450-1] wpa security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/May/64
Debian Security Information: DSA-4450 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4450
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IQ6P2GI5GSXRNLNIUNPARFZQVDEIGVZD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DJKZHAT5KPUN26JL77EUH563GAH5XZ5C/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5T7G763UECWR7FQXOJVL67PW7C5A3SA4/
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-19:03
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:03.wpa.asc
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-25
https://w1.fi/security/2019-5/
https://w1.fi/security/2019-5/eap-pwd-message-reassembly-issue-with-unexpected-fragment.txt
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/18/6
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00030.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/26/1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3969-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3969-2/
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