SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1

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    SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1

    Published: 7 Dec 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for wpa_supplicant

    Details: wpa_supplicant was updated to fix two security issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2015-4142: Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd and wpa_supplicant, when used for AP mode MLME/SME functionality, allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted frame, which triggers an out-of-bounds read (bsc#930078). - CVE-2015-4141: The WPS UPnP function in hostapd, when using WPS AP, and wpa_supplicant, when using WPS external registrar (ER), allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative chunk length, which triggered an out-of-bounds read or heap-based buffer overflow (bsc#930077).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20152221-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/930077, https://bugzilla.suse.com/930078, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4141, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4142

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wpa_supplicant

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.7.1-6.17.4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High