CVE-2015-5316 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2015-5316?

CVE-2015-5316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The eap_pwd_perform_confirm_exchange function in eap_peer/eap_pwd.c in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6, when EAP-pwd is enabled in a network configuration profile, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an EAP-pwd Confirm message followed by the Identity exchange.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5316?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, W1.fi Wpa Supplicant.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5316?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-5316 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5316, GHSA-6mw8-f5p4-3j6f.