CVE-2018-14526
wpa - security update
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.96%
Description
An issue was discovered in rsn_supp/wpa.c in wpa_supplicant 2.0 through 2.6. Under certain conditions, the integrity of EAPOL-Key messages is not checked, leading to a decryption oracle. An attacker within range of the Access Point and client can abuse the vulnerability to recover sensitive information.
How to fix CVE-2018-14526
To remediate CVE-2018-14526, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.6-r14 or later
- —upgrade to 2:2.6-18 or later
- —upgrade to 2.3-1+deb8u6 or later
Is CVE-2018-14526 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.6-r14
- from 0, < 2:2.6-18
- from 0, < 2.3-1+deb8u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |