SB2021062231 - Privilege escalation in wpa_supplicant
Published: June 22, 2021 Updated: January 17, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021062231
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0535)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the wpas_ctrl_msg_queue_timeout() function of ctrl_iface_unix.c file in wpa_supplicant. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.