Asymmetric denial of service In wpa

Description

The eap_pwd_perform_confirm_exchange function in eap_peer/eap_pwd.c in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6, when EAP-pwd is enabled in a network configuration profile, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an EAP-pwd Confirm message followed by the Identity exchange.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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