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wpa_supplicant: reinstallation of the group key (GTK) when processing a Wireless Network Management (WNM) Sleep Mode Response frame

Published Oct 17, 2017

Description

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) that support 802.11v allows reinstallation of the Group Temporal Key (GTK) when processing a Wireless Network Management (WNM) Sleep Mode Response frame, allowing an attacker within radio range to replay frames from access points to clients.

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Red Hat statement

This issues affects the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. This issue did not affect the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Oct 17, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 22, 2017
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Important
Public date Oct 16, 2017