Fedora 30 : hostapd (2019-2265b5ae86)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 130781

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Security fix CVE-2019-16275 (AP mode PMF disconnection protection bypass)

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Solution

Update the affected hostapd package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-2265b5ae86

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 130781

File Name: fedora_2019-2265b5ae86.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/12/2019

Updated: 4/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-16275

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:30, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:hostapd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-16275