An wpa_supplicant security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:0563-1: moderate: Security update for wpa_supplicant

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for wpa_supplicant
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0563-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1184348
Cross-References: CVE-2021-30004
CVSS scores:
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 Leap 15.2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-30004: Fixed an issue where forging attacks might have occured
because AlgorithmIdentifier parameters are mishandled in tls/pkcs1.c and
tls/x509v3.c (bsc#1184348).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15: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 Leap 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-563=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

wpa_supplicant-2.9-lp152.8.12.1
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-lp152.8.12.1
wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-lp152.8.12.1
wpa_supplicant-gui-2.9-lp152.8.12.1
wpa_supplicant-gui-debuginfo-2.9-lp152.8.12.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-30004.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184348