SB2020090337 - Key management errors in busybox (Alpine package)



SB2020090337 - Key management errors in busybox (Alpine package)

Published: September 3, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020090337
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Key management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13081)

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to force a supplicant to reinstall a previously used integrity group key.

The weakness exists in the processing of the 802.11i 4-way handshake messages of the WPA and WPA2 protocols due to ambiguities in the processing of associated protocol messages. An adjacent attacker can use man-in-the-middle techniques to retransmit previously used message exchanges between supplicant and authenticator.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.