==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6945-1
August 06, 2024<\/p>\n
wpa vulnerability
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
wpa_supplicant could be made to run programs as an administrator with
specially crafted configuration file.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– wpa: client support for WPA and WPA2<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
Rory McNamara discovered that wpa_supplicant could be made to load
arbitrary shared objects by unprivileged users that have access to
the control interface. An attacker could use this to escalate privileges
to root.<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
wpasupplicant 2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
wpasupplicant 2:2.10-6ubuntu2.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
wpasupplicant 2:2.9-1ubuntu4.4<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
wpasupplicant 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8+esm1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
wpasupplicant 2.4-0ubuntu6.8+esm1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
wpasupplicant 2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm5<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-6945-1
CVE-2024-5290,https:\/\/launchpad.net\/bugs\/2067613<\/p>\n
Package Information:
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/wpa\/2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/wpa\/2:2.10-6ubuntu2.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/wpa\/2:2.9-1ubuntu4.4
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/wpa\/2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8+esm1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/wpa\/2.4-0ubuntu6.8+esm1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/wpa\/2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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