CVE-2015-4142

Publication date 1 June 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd 0.5.5 through 2.4 and wpa_supplicant 0.7.0 through 2.4, when used for AP mode MLME/SME functionality, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted frame, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
hostapd	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	15.04 vivid	Not in release
	14.10 utopic	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
wpa	17.04 zesty	Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu8
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu8
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu8
	15.10 wily	Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu8
	15.04 vivid	Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu7.2
	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu4.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu1.3
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
wpasupplicant	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	15.04 vivid	Not in release
	14.10 utopic	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 0.7.3-6ubuntu2.4

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
hostapd	Other: http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/0001-AP-WMM-Fix-integer-underflow-in-WMM-Action-frame-par.patch
wpa	Other: http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/0001-AP-WMM-Fix-integer-underflow-in-WMM-Action-frame-par.patch
wpasupplicant	Other: http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/0001-AP-WMM-Fix-integer-underflow-in-WMM-Action-frame-par.patch

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2650-1
wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerabilities
16 June 2015

CVE-2015-4142

Status

Patch details

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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