Security update for wpa_supplicant

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0764-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-52160 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-52160: Bypassing WiFi Authentication (bsc#1219975).

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-764=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-764=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-764=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-764=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wpa_supplicant-2.10-150500.3.3.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.10-150500.3.3.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.10-150500.3.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • wpa_supplicant-2.10-150500.3.3.1
    • wpa_supplicant-gui-debuginfo-2.10-150500.3.3.1
    • wpa_supplicant-gui-2.10-150500.3.3.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.10-150500.3.3.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.10-150500.3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • wpa_supplicant-2.10-150500.3.3.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.10-150500.3.3.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.10-150500.3.3.1

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