Slackware: 2017-291-02: wpa_supplicant Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/wpa_supplicant-2.6-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update includes patches to mitigate the WPA2 protocol issues known as "KRACK" (Key Reinstallation AttaCK), which may be used to decrypt data, hijack TCP connections, and to forge and inject packets. This is the list of vulnerabilities that are addressed here: CVE-2017-13077: Reinstallation of the pairwise encryption key (PTK-TK) in the 4-way handshake. CVE-2017-13078: Reinstallation of the group key (GTK) in the 4-way handshake. CVE-2017-13079: Reinstallation of the integrity group key (IGTK) in the 4-way handshake. CVE-2017-13080: Reinstallation of the group key (GTK) in the group key handshake. CVE-2017-13081: Reinstallation of the integrity group key (IGTK) in the group key handshake. CVE-2017-13082: Accepting a retransmitted Fast BSS Transition (FT) Reassociation Request and reinstalling the pairwise encryption ...
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Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.0 package:
d8ecfaadb50b3547967ab53733ffc019 wpa_supplicant-2.6-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
f25216d28800504ce498705da7c9a825 wpa_supplicant-2.6-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package:
15c61050e4bab2581757befd86be74c0 wpa_supplicant-2.6-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
49fd537a520338744f7757615556d352 wpa_supplicant-2.6-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware 14.2 package:
c5539f40c8510af89be92945f0f80185 wpa_supplicant-2.6-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
4c527ff84fcdfd7839f217bbce2e4ae4 wpa_supplicant-2.6-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
28bd88a54e96368f7a7020c1f5fb67fe n/wpa_supplicant-2.6-i586-2.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
464fc6b48d1ac077f47e9a3a8534c160 n/wpa_supplicant-2.6-x86_64-2.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg wpa_supplicant-2.6-i586-1_slack14.2.txz