wpa_supplicant (SL7)

Synopsis: Important: wpa_supplicant security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:2907-1
Issue Date: 2017-10-18
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-13077
CVE-2017-13078
CVE-2017-13080
CVE-2017-13082
CVE-2017-13086
CVE-2017-13087
CVE-2017-13088

Security Fix(es):

* A new exploitation technique called key reinstallation attacks (KRACK)
affecting WPA2 has been discovered. A remote attacker within Wi-Fi range
could exploit these attacks to decrypt Wi-Fi traffic or possibly inject
forged Wi-Fi packets by manipulating cryptographic handshakes used by the
WPA2 protocol. (CVE-2017-13077, CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13080,
CVE-2017-13082, CVE-2017-13086, CVE-2017-13087, CVE-2017-13088)

SL7
x86_64
wpa_supplicant-2.6-5.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm
wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.6-5.el7_4.1.x86_64.rpm

– Scientific Linux Development Team