openSUSE Security Update : hostapd (openSUSE-2021-519)

high Nessus Plugin ID 148411

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for hostapd fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2021-30004: forging attacks may occur because AlgorithmIdentifier parameters are mishandled in tls/pkcs1.c and tls/x509v3.c (boo#1184348)

- CVE-2020-12695: UPnP SUBSCRIBE misbehavior in hostapd WPS AP (boo#1172700)

- CVE-2019-16275: AP mode PMF disconnection protection bypass (boo#1150934)

- added AppArmor profile (source apparmor-usr.sbin.hostapd)

Solution

Update the affected hostapd packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1150934

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1172700

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1184348

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148411

File Name: openSUSE-2021-519.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/9/2021

Updated: 1/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hostapd, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hostapd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:hostapd-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-16275, CVE-2020-12695, CVE-2021-30004