Security update for wpa_supplicant

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  "id": "783cf20e84d2a1f7cbfa39a6a75497c2e6a653717e84a5aafb1fc12396d9d249",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026%3A4494-1",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Security update for wpa_supplicant",
    "summary": "This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-78807: Security bypass via missing PMKSA validation (bsc#1280914). - Fixed incomplete RADIUS Message-Authenticator attribute validation in hostapd",
    "evidence": "osv:SUSE-SU-2026:4494-1",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "wpa_supplicant",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "2.9-23.26.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
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        "affected_versions": []
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        "name": {
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    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "SUSE-SU-2026:4494-1",
      "aliases": [
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          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSS",
            "ecosystem": "SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:4494-1.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "wpa_supplicant": "2.9-23.26.1"
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        },
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          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "wpa_supplicant",
            "purl": "pkg:rpm/suse/wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5",
            "ecosystem": "SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:4494-1.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
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              {
                "wpa_supplicant": "2.9-23.26.1"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-06T11:15:10.807583839Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-78807"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-20264494-1/",
        "https://bugzilla.suse.com/1280914",
        "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78807"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-78807",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 88907,
  "published_at": "2026-10-05T13:22:57+00:00"
}