#VU105624 Premature Release of Resource During Expected Lifetime in hostapd - CVE-2025-24912

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105624

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24912

CWE-ID: CWE-826

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
hostapd
Server applications / Remote access servers, VPN

Vendor: Jouni Malinen

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

hostapd: 2.0 - 2.11

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External links
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN19358384/index.html

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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.