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Fedora 32 : hostapd (2020-df3e1cfde9)

high Nessus Plugin ID 138120

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Fix CVE-2020-12695 (UPnP SUBSCRIBE misbehavior in hostapd WPS AP)

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Solution

Update the affected hostapd package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-df3e1cfde9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138120

File Name: fedora_2020-df3e1cfde9.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/6/2020

Updated: 3/4/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12695

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:32, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:hostapd

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-12695