[Cucumber-linux-security] wpa_supplicant (security update is available)
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Update Information A security update is available for wpa_supplicant for the following versions of Cucumber Linux: * 1.0 * 1.1 Alpha Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog: +----------------+ Wed Oct 18 10:26:49 EDT 2017 net-base/wpa_supplicant rebuilt (build 4) to fix several security vulnerabilities collectively known as the Krack Attacks. These vulnerabilities allowed for an attacker within the physical range of a WPA2 secured network to hijack the four way handshake (which occurs when a new client connects to the network) and decrypt the connection, amongst other things. This vulnerability has been assigned the following CVE IDs: CVE-2017-13077, CVE-2017-13078, CVE-2017-13079, CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081, CVE-2017-13082, CVE-2017-13084, CVE-2017-13086, CVE-2017-13087 and CVE-2017-13088. For more information see: https://www.krackattacks.com/ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13077 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13078 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13079 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13080 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13081 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13082 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13084 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13086 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13087 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13088 * SECURITY FIX * +----------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLD and CVE Information This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency (CLD) and CVE numbers: * CLD-81 [CVE-2017-13077] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=81) * CLD-83 [CVE-2017-13078] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=83) * CLD-84 [CVE-2017-13079] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=84) * CLD-85 [CVE-2017-13080] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=85) * CLD-86 [CVE-2017-13081] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=86) * CLD-87 [CVE-2017-13082] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=87) * CLD-88 [CVE-2017-13084] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=88) * CLD-89 [CVE-2017-13086] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=89) * CLD-90 [CVE-2017-13087] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=90) * CLD-91 [CVE-2017-13088] (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=91) More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in parenthesis above). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Installing the Update The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following commands (as root): # pickle --update # pickle Make sure wpa_supplicant is selected on the update list, and then select Ok. Pickle will then install the updated package. If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Cucumber Linux Security Team cuc...@li... <mailto:cuc...@li...> http://www.cucumberlinux.com/security.php |