CVE-2019-9498
Publication date 10 April 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd EAP Server, when built against a crypto library missing explicit validation on imported elements, do not validate the scalar and element values in EAP-pwd-Commit. An attacker may be able to use invalid scalar/element values to complete authentication, gaining session key and network access without needing or learning the password. Both hostapd with SAE support and wpa_supplicant with SAE support prior to and including version 2.4 are affected. Both hostapd with EAP-pwd support and wpa_supplicant with EAP-pwd support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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| wpa | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed in 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.2
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed in 2.4-0ubuntu6.4
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed in 2.1-0ubuntu1.7
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| wpasupplicant | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.1 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3944-1
- wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities
- 10 April 2019