Red Hat: 2015:1439-01: wpa_supplicant: Low Advisory
Summary
The wpa_supplicant package contains an 802.1X Supplicant with support for
WEP, WPA, WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i / RSN), and various EAP authentication
methods. It implements key negotiation with a WPA Authenticator for client
stations and controls the roaming and IEEE 802.11 authentication and
association of the WLAN driver.
An integer underflow flaw, leading to a buffer over-read, was found in the
way wpa_supplicant handled WMM Action frames. A specially crafted frame
could possibly allow an attacker within Wi-Fi radio range to cause
wpa_supplicant to crash. (CVE-2015-4142)
This update includes the following enhancement:
* Prior to this update, wpa_supplicant did not provide a way to require the
host name to be listed in an X.509 certificate's Common Name or Subject
Alternative Name, and only allowed host name suffix or subject substring
checks. This update introduces a new configuration directive,
'domain_match', which adds a full host name check. (BZ#1186806)
All wpa_supplicant users are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which contains a backported patch to correct this issue and adds this
enhancement. After installing this update, the wpa_supplicant service will
be restarted automatically.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4142 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.src.rpm
i386:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.i686.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-6.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.src.rpm
x86_64:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.src.rpm
i386:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.i686.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-6.el6.i686.rpm
ppc64:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.s390x.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-6.el6.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.src.rpm
i386:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.i686.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-6.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
wpa_supplicant-0.7.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-0.7.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An updated wpa_supplicant package that fixes one security issue and addsone enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Low securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1221178 - CVE-2015-4142 wpa_supplicant and hostapd: integer underflow in AP mode WMM Action frame processing