Security update for wpa_supplicant

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0977-1
Release Date: 2025-03-21T08:26:03Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-24912 ( SUSE ): 3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-24912 ( NVD ): 3.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-24912: Fixed hostapd failing to process crafted RADIUS packets properly (bsc#1239461)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-977=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-977=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-977=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • wpa_supplicant-2.10-150600.7.6.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.10-150600.7.6.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.10-150600.7.6.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.10-150600.7.6.1
    • wpa_supplicant-2.10-150600.7.6.1
    • wpa_supplicant-gui-2.10-150600.7.6.1
    • wpa_supplicant-gui-debuginfo-2.10-150600.7.6.1
    • wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.10-150600.7.6.1

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