Vulnerability in W1.fi Hostapd
CVE-2022-23304
The implementations of EAP-pwd in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant before 2.10 are vulnerable to side-channel attacks as a result of cache access patterns. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-9495.
EPSS: 0.019 (77.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- W1.fi Hostapd
- W1.fi Wpa_supplicant
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23304?
- CVE-2022-23304 is a critical-severity vulnerability in W1.fi Hostapd, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-01-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23304?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-23304 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.