Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-2389

Description

hostapd 0.7.3, and possibly other versions before 1.0, uses 0644 permissions for /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information such as credentials.

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Affected products

W1.fi/Hostapd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.0

Patches

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References

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081983.htmlnvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/13nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/3nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/5nvd
bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cginvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd

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