USN-3745-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3745-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3745-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3745-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2018-08-20T12:57:25.373699Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:41Z
Summary
wpa vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that wpa_supplicant and hostapd incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa@2.1-0ubuntu1.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1-0ubuntu1.6

Affected versions

1.*

1.0-3ubuntu2
1.0-3ubuntu3
1.0-3ubuntu4

2.*

2.1-0ubuntu1
2.1-0ubuntu1.1
2.1-0ubuntu1.2
2.1-0ubuntu1.3
2.1-0ubuntu1.4
2.1-0ubuntu1.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.1-0ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "hostapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "wpagui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1-0ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3745-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-14526",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa@2.4-0ubuntu6.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4-0ubuntu6.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.4-0ubuntu3
2.4-0ubuntu4
2.4-0ubuntu5
2.4-0ubuntu6
2.4-0ubuntu6.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:2.4-0ubuntu6.3",
            "binary_name": "hostapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.3",
            "binary_name": "wpagui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4-0ubuntu6.3",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3745-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-14526",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / wpa

Package

Name
wpa
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wpa@2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.4-0ubuntu10

2:2.*

2:2.4-1.1ubuntu1
2:2.6-15ubuntu1
2:2.6-15ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "hostapd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "wpagui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "wpasupplicant"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3745-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-14526",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}