Security update for wpa_supplicant

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  "id": "778c5f2d8e91504f8847b260055360b93bd3f279cfe80c2e1c3944cb643b4518",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026%3A24144-1",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Security update for wpa_supplicant",
    "summary": "This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2026-78807: missing validation in driver-based PMKSA selection within wpa_supplicant can allow local security bypasses (bsc#1280914).",
    "evidence": "osv:SUSE-SU-2026:24144-1",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wpa_supplicant",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2.11-160000.5.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wpa_supplicant",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
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            "value": "2.11-160000.5.1",
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    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "SUSE-SU-2026:24144-1",
      "aliases": [
        "SUSE-SU-2026:24144-1"
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      "affected": [
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                {
                  "fixed": "2.11-160000.5.1"
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          "package": {
            "name": "wpa_supplicant",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0",
            "ecosystem": "SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:24144-1.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "wpa_supplicant": "2.11-160000.5.1"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        {
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            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2.11-160000.5.1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "wpa_supplicant",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0",
            "ecosystem": "SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:24144-1.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "wpa_supplicant": "2.11-160000.5.1"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-16T17:23:10.015916090Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-78807"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202624144-1/",
        "https://bugzilla.suse.com/1280914",
        "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78807"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-78807",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 344597,
  "published_at": "2026-10-05T17:52:58+00:00"
}