A hostapd security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:0545-1: important: Security update for hostapd

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for hostapd
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0545-1
Rating: important
References: #1150934 #1172700 #1184348
Cross-References: CVE-2019-16275 CVE-2020-12695 CVE-2021-30004

CVSS scores:
CVE-2019-16275 (NVD) : 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2019-16275 (SUSE): 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVE-2020-12695 (NVD) : 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H
CVE-2021-30004 (NVD) : 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVE-2021-30004 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2
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An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

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)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-545=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

hostapd-2.9-bp152.2.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-16275.html
  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12695.html
  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-30004.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1150934
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172700
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184348