CVE catalog
CVE-2023-52161
iwd: CVE-2023-52161
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.10% · Oct 25, 2026
The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) before 2.14 allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to a protected Wi-Fi network. An attacker can complete the EAPOL handshake by skipping Msg2/4 and instead sending Msg4/4 with an all-zero key.
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 |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 22.04 | 1.15-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 22.04 | 1.21-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 22.04 | 1.24-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 22.04 | 1.24-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 22.04 | 1.26-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 24.04 | 2.8-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 24.04 | 2.13-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 24.04 | 2.14-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 24.04 | 2.14-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | iwd | 24.04 | 2.14-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | iwd | source | sid | 2.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1064062] |
| Debian | iwd | source | forky | 2.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1064062] |
| Debian | iwd | source | trixie | 2.14-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1064062] |
| Debian | iwd | source | bookworm | 2.3-1+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1064062] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52161]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3738-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5631-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52161]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-52161]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-52161.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]