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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-13082: hostapd and wpa_supplicant: Key Reinstallation (KRACK) attacks

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-13082: hostapd and wpa_supplicant: Key Reinstallation (KRACK) attacks

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/17/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/13/2017
Modified
12/01/2017

Description

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) that supports IEEE 802.11r allows reinstallation of the Pairwise Transient Key (PTK) Temporal Key (TK) during the fast BSS transmission (FT) handshake, allowing an attacker within radio range to replay, decrypt, or spoof frames.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-wireless-hostapd
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-wireless-wpa_supplicant

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