SB2015051514 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for hostapd
Published: May 15, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015051514
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4142)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0.5.5 through 2.4 and wpa_supplicant 0.7.0 through 2.4, when used for AP mode MLME/SME functionality, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted frame, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.