Information disclosure in hostapd (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-9494 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
hostapd (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU23959
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9494
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the implementations of SAE are vulnerable to side channel attacks as a result of observable timing differences and cache access patterns. A remote attacker can gain leaked information from a side channel attack that can be used for full password recovery.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionshostapd (Alpine package): 1.1-r0 - 2.7-r3
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b7d037c2a9b8f72b1230453919246b1637028ada
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4d3ebcee7e5f68b1e6f145336363ec5a52d6ca17
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a39d043ea01e0fb7b6bde640d1d2e3fb90685a1e
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
