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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: wpa_supplicant (CVE-2025-24912)

low Nessus Plugin ID 234531

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of wpa_supplicant installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-24912 advisory.

 - hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. When hostapd authenticates wi-fi devices with RADIUS authentication, an attacker in the position between the hostapd and the RADIUS server May inject crafted RADIUS packets and force RADIUS authentications to fail. (CVE-2025-24912)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24912

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 234531

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2025-24912.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 4/17/2025

Updated: 4/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24912

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:wpa_supplicant, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:wpa_supplicant-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-24912