CVE catalog

CVE-2020-17497

iwd: CVE-2020-17497

eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 1.8 allows attackers to trigger a PTK reinstallation by retransmitting EAPOL Msg4/4.

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	iwd	sid	`3.12-1`	fixed
Debian	iwd	forky	`3.12-1`	fixed
Debian	iwd	trixie	`3.8-2`	fixed
Debian	iwd	bookworm	`2.3-1+deb12u1`	fixed
Debian	iwd	bookworm-security	`2.3-1+deb12u1`	fixed
Ubuntu	iwd	20.04	`0.21-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	iwd	20.04	`0.23-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	iwd	20.04	`1.0-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	iwd	20.04	`1.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	iwd	20.04	`1.2-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	iwd	20.04	`1.2-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	iwd	20.04	`1.4-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	iwd	20.04	`1.5-1`	vulnerable

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	iwd	source	sid	`1.9-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[968996]
Debian	iwd	source	forky	`1.9-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[968996]
Debian	iwd	source	trixie	`1.9-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[968996]
Debian	iwd	source	bookworm	`1.9-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[968996]

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:48:51 PM UTC