{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1","published":"2015-12-07T14:22:51Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:22:54.192292Z","related":["CVE-2015-4141","CVE-2015-4142"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-4141","CVE-2015-4142"],"summary":"Security update for wpa_supplicant","details":"wpa_supplicant was updated to fix two security issues.\n\nThese security issues were fixed:\n- CVE-2015-4142: Integer underflow in the WMM Action frame parser in hostapd and wpa_supplicant, when used for AP mode MLME/SME functionality, allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted frame, which triggers an out-of-bounds read (bsc#930078).\n- CVE-2015-4141: The WPS UPnP function in hostapd, when using WPS AP, and wpa_supplicant, when using WPS external registrar (ER), allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative chunk length, which triggered an out-of-bounds read or heap-based buffer overflow (bsc#930077).\n  ","affected":[{"package":{"name":"wpa_supplicant","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"wpa_supplicant":"0.7.1-6.17.4","wpa_supplicant-gui":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wpa_supplicant","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"wpa_supplicant":"0.7.1-6.17.4","wpa_supplicant-gui":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wpa_supplicant","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"wpa_supplicant":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wpa_supplicant","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"wpa_supplicant":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wpa_supplicant","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"wpa_supplicant":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wpa_supplicant","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"wpa_supplicant":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"wpa_supplicant","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"wpa_supplicant":"0.7.1-6.17.4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2015:2221-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20152221-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/930077"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/930078"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4141"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4142"}]}