CVE-2018-14526
Publication date 8 August 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
wpa | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1
|
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.4-0ubuntu6.3
|
|
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.1-0ubuntu1.6
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.5 · Medium |
Attack vector | Adjacent |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3745-1
- wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability
- 20 August 2018
Other references
- https://w1.fi/security/2018-1/unauthenticated-eapol-key-decryption.txt
- https://w1.fi/security/2018-1/0001-WPA-Ignore-unauthenticated-encrypted-EAPOL-Key-data.patch
- https://w1.fi/security/2018-1/rebased-v2.6-0001-WPA-Ignore-unauthenticated-encrypted-EAPOL-Key-data.patch
- https://papers.mathyvanhoef.com/woot2018.pdf
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14526