Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 21, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5316
CVE-2015-5316
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <2.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- w1.fi/security/2015-8/eap-pwd-unexpected-confirm.txtnvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/11nvdMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77538nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3397nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2808-1nvdBroken Link
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