CVE-2016-10743
Published: 23 March 2019
hostapd before 2.6 does not prevent use of the low-quality PRNG that is reached by an os_random() function call.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur |
low-quality PRNG is only used as a fallback if /dev/urandom can't be opened |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
wpa
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1)
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| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
|
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| trusty |
Released
(2.1-0ubuntu1.7)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(2:2.6-7)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(2.4-0ubuntu6.4)
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Patches:
upstream: https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=98a516eae8260e6fd5c48ddecf8d006285da7389 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |