VDB
GHSA-f2m4-x3g9-fqq7
GHSA-f2m4-x3g9-fqq7
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022
The EAP-pwd peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 does not clear the L (Length) and M (More) flags before determining if a response should be fragmented, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message.
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Timeline
- May 14, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-17 url
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-4/0005-EAP-pwd-peer-Fix-asymmetric-fragmentation-behavior.patch url
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-4/eap-pwd-missing-payload-length-validation.txt url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/09/6 url
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2650-1 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4146 advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00019.html url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/6 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397 url