SB2021022433 - Fedora 34 update for wpa_supplicant



SB2021022433 - Fedora 34 update for wpa_supplicant

Published: February 24, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021022433
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0326)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the p2p_copy_client_info() function of p2p.c in wpa_suplicant. A remote attacker pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.