CVE catalog

CVE-2012-2389

wpa: CVE-2012-2389

Severity: Low
Published: May 17, 2012, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.35% · Oct 27, 2026

hostapd 0.7.3, and possibly other versions before 1.0, uses 0644 permissions for /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information such as credentials.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	wpa	sid	`2:2.11-4`	not affected
Debian	wpa	forky	`2:2.11-4`	not affected
Debian	wpa	trixie	`2:2.10-24`	not affected
Debian	wpa	bookworm	`2:2.10-12+deb12u3`	not affected
Debian	wpa	bookworm-security	`2:2.10-12+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	wpa	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	wpa	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	wpa	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	wpa	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[eapoltest]Not affected
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
[hostapd]Not affected
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
[libwpa-client-dev]Not affected
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
[wpagui]Not affected
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
[wpasupplicant]Not affected
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · wpa · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:06:08 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]