Ubuntu 3745-1: wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: hostapd 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1 wpasupplicant 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: hostapd 2.4-0ubuntu6.3 wpasupplicant 2.4-0ubuntu6.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: hostapd 2.1-0ubuntu1.6 wpasupplicant 2.1-0ubuntu1.6 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3745-1
CVE-2018-14526
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2.4-0ubuntu6.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpa/2.1-0ubuntu1.6