Hostapd
CVE-2025-24912
LOW
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. When hostapd authenticates wi-fi devices with RADIUS authentication, an attacker in the position between the hostapd and the RADIUS server may inject crafted RADIUS packets and force RADIUS authentications to fail.
AnalysisAI
hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-826. hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. When hostapd authenticates wi-fi devices with RADIUS authentication, an attacker in the position between the hostapd and the RADIUS server may inject crafted RADIUS packets and force RADIUS authentications to fail. Affected products include: W1.Fi Hostapd.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) that supports IEEE 802.11r allows reinstallation of the Pairwise Transient Key (PT
The implementations of EAP-PWD in wpa_supplicant EAP Peer, when built against a crypto library missing explicit validati
The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd EAP Server, when built against a crypto library missing explicit validation on
The implementations of EAP-PWD in hostapd EAP Server and wpa_supplicant EAP Peer do not validate the scalar and element
wpa_supplicant and hostapd 0.7.2 through 2.2, when running with certain configurations and using wpa_cli or hostapd_cli
hostapd 0.6.7 through 2.5 and wpa_supplicant 0.6.7 through 2.5 do not reject \n and \r characters in passphrase paramete
The Open Connectivity Foundation UPnP specification before 2020-04-17 does not forbid the acceptance of a subscription r
An invalid authentication sequence could result in the hostapd process terminating due to missing state validation steps
Denial of service in hostapd 2.11 through pre-2.12 development snapshots (built with CONFIG_IEEE80211BE) lets an unauthe
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) allows reinstallation of the Station-To-Station-Link (STSL) Transient Key (STK) du
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) allows reinstallation of the Pairwise Transient Key (PTK) Temporal Key (TK) during
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2) allows reinstallation of the Tunneled Direct-Link Setup (TDLS) Peer Key (TPK) duri
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