openEuler update for wpa_supplicant

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU59104

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0326

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the p2p_copy_client_info() function of p2p.c in wpa_suplicant. A remote attacker pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 20.03 LTS SP2

wpa_supplicant-help: before 2.6-29

wpa_supplicant-gui: before 2.6-29

wpa_supplicant-debuginfo: before 2.6-29

wpa_supplicant-debugsource: before 2.6-29

wpa_supplicant: before 2.6-29

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:wpa_supplicant-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:wpa_supplicant-gui:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:wpa_supplicant-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:wpa_supplicant-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:wpa_supplicant:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1364

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.