A wpa_supplicant, hostapd security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

[ GLSA 202309-16 ] wpa_supplicant, hostapd: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202309-16
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: wpa_supplicant, hostapd: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 30, 2023
Bugs: #768759, #780135, #780138, #831332
ID: 202309-16

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in wpa_supplicant and
hostapd, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background
==========

wpa_supplicant is a WPA Supplicant with support for WPA and WPA2 (IEEE
802.11i / RSN). hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and
authentication servers.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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net-wireless/hostapd < 2.10 >= 2.10
net-wireless/wpa_supplicant < 2.10 >= 2.10

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in hostapd and
wpa_supplicant. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All wpa_supplicant users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/wpa_supplicant-2.10"

All hostapd users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/hostapd-2.10"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-30004
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30004
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-23303
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23303
[ 3 ] CVE-2022-23304
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23304

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-16

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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