SB2019041733 - Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in hostapd (Alpine package)
Published: April 17, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019041733
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) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9495)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the implementations of EAP-PWD are vulnerable to side-channel attacks as a result of cache access patterns. A remote attacker with ability to install and execute applications can crack weak passwords when memory access patterns are visible in a shared cache.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.