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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2021.4757.2
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4757-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa' package(s) announced via the USN-4757-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'wpa' package(s) announced via the USN-4757-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-4757-1 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 did not properly handle P2P
(Wi-Fi Direct) provision discovery requests in some situations. A
physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-27803
Debian Security Information: DSA-4898 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4898
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOGP2VIVVXXQ6CZ2HU4DKGPDB4WR24XF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZGUR5XFHATVXTRAEJMODS7ROYHA56NX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SEHS2CFGH3KCSNPHBHNGN5SGV6QPMLZ4/
https://w1.fi/security/2021-1/0001-P2P-Fix-a-corner-case-in-peer-addition-based-on-PD-R.patch
https://w1.fi/security/2021-1/wpa_supplicant-p2p-provision-discovery-processing-vulnerability.txt
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/25/3
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00003.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/27/1
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