CVE-2021-30004 Other in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can forge attacks due to mishandled AlgorithmIdentifier parameters in wpa_supplicant and hostapd, bypassing security checks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-30004?

CVE-2021-30004 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In wpa_supplicant and hostapd 2.9, forging attacks may occur because AlgorithmIdentifier parameters are mishandled in tls/pkcs1.c and tls/x509v3.c.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30004?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (5)
wpa_supplicant SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0All versions2.9-4.29.1
wpa_supplicant SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2All versions2.9-4.29.1
wpa_supplicant SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5All versions2.9-23.12.1
wpa_supplicant SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5All versions2.9-23.12.1
wpa_supplicant openSUSE:Leap 15.2All versions2.9-lp152.8.12.1

Products include W1.fi Hostapd, W1.fi Wpa Supplicant.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30004?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-30004 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2021-30004, AZL-6974, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30004, GHSA-mwxw-68wg-34jm, MGASA-2021-0254, SUSE-SU-2021:1125-1 and 2 more.

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