Security update for wpa_supplicant

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0504-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2022-23303 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2022-23303 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2022-23304 ( SUSE ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2022-23304 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2022-23303: Fixed side-channel attacks in SAE (bsc#1194732).
  • CVE-2022-23304: Fixed side-channel attacks in EAP-pwd (bsc#1194733).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-504=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-504=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-504=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-23.15.1
    • wpa_supplicant-2.9-23.15.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-23.15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-23.15.1
    • wpa_supplicant-2.9-23.15.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-23.15.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-23.15.1
    • wpa_supplicant-2.9-23.15.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-23.15.1

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