Security update for wpa_supplicant
This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issue: - CVE-2026-78807: missing validation in driver-based PMKSA selection within wpa_supplicant can allow local security bypasses (bsc#1280914). - Fixed incomplete RADIUS Message-Authenticator attribute validation in hostapd
- Products
- wpa_supplicant
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.9-150000.4.45.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-78807
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 10:03 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issue: - CVE-2026-78807: missing validation in driver-based PMKSA selection within wpa_supplicant can allow local security bypasses (bsc#1280914). - Fixed incomplete RADIUS Message-Authenticator attribute validation in hostapd
osv:SUSE-SU-2026:4587-1
wpa_supplicant
Fixed versions: 2.9-150000.4.45.1
wpa_supplicant
Fixed versions: 2.9-150000.4.45.1
wpa_supplicant
Fixed versions: 2.9-150000.4.45.1
wpa_supplicant
Fixed versions: 2.9-150000.4.45.1
wpa_supplicant
Fixed versions: 2.9-150000.4.45.1
wpa_supplicant
Fixed versions: 2.9-150000.4.45.1
Complete source record
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