SB2012062101 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in hostapd
Published: June 21, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012062101
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2389)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
hostapd 0.7.3, and possibly other versions before 1.0, uses 0644 permissions for /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information such as credentials.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081983.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:168
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/13
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/5
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740964
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824660