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TI-2015-03476 Aliases CVE-2015-4146GHSA-f2m4-x3g9-fqq7

The EAP-pwd peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 does not…

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The EAP-pwd peer implementation in hostapd and wpa_supplicant 1.0 through 2.4 does not clear the L (Length) and M (More) flags before determining if a response should be fragmented, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03485 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 16

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
Show 6 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableWi-Fi Alliance
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.2VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:hostapd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Wi-Fi Alliance
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4146
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2m4-x3g9-fqq7

References

Advisory 5

Other 3

Sources

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