CVE catalog

CVE-2024-5290

wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Aug 6, 2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.65% · Oct 25, 2026

An issue was discovered in Ubuntu wpa_supplicant that resulted in loading of arbitrary shared objects, which allows a local unprivileged attacker to escalate privileges to the user that wpa_supplicant runs as (usually root). Membership in the netdev group or access to the dbus interface of wpa_supplicant allow an unprivileged user to specify an arbitrary path to a module to be loaded by the wpa_supplicant process; other escalation paths might exist.

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`	fixed
Debian	wpa	forky	`2:2.11-4`	fixed
Debian	wpa	trixie	`2:2.10-24`	fixed
Debian	wpa	bookworm	`2:2.10-12+deb12u3`	fixed
Debian	wpa	bookworm-security	`2:2.10-12+deb12u2`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	eapoltest	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	hostapd	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwpa-client-dev	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpagui	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpasupplicant	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm5`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.8+esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2.4-0ubuntu10`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.4-1.1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8+esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.4`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.9.0-21build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.9.0-23`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-6ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-6ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-6ubuntu2.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-15`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-18`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-20`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21build2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21build3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21build4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`1.0-3ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm5`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.8+esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2.4-0ubuntu10`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.4-1.1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8+esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.4`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.9.0-21build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.9.0-23`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-6ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-6ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	22.04	`2:2.10-6ubuntu2.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-15`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-18`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-20`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21build2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21build3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21build4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	wpa	24.04	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	wpa	source	sid	`2:2.10-22`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	wpa	source	forky	`2:2.10-22`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	wpa	source	trixie	`2:2.10-22`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	wpa	source	bookworm	`2:2.10-12+deb12u2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	eapoltest	deb	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	hostapd	deb	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwpa-client-dev	deb	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpagui	deb	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpasupplicant	deb	noble	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm5`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5290	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.8+esm1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5290	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8+esm1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5290	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.4`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5290	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	22.04	`2:2.10-6ubuntu2.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5290	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	24.04	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2024-5290	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	14.04	`2.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm5`	Not reported	USN-6945-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	16.04	`2.4-0ubuntu6.8+esm1`	Not reported	USN-6945-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	18.04	`2:2.6-15ubuntu2.8+esm1`	Not reported	USN-6945-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	20.04	`2:2.9-1ubuntu4.4`	Not reported	USN-6945-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	22.04	`2:2.10-6ubuntu2.1`	Not reported	USN-6945-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	wpa	deb	24.04	`2:2.10-21ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	USN-6945-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[eapoltest]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
[hostapd]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
[libwpa-client-dev]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
[wpagui]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
[wpasupplicant]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (4)
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12
- 2:2.10-12+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-12+deb12u2
  usn · wpa · debian · bookworm; usn · wpa · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[eapoltest]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13
[hostapd]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13
[libwpa-client-dev]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13
[wpagui]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13
[wpasupplicant]Fixed
Source package: [wpa]
Details (2)
- 2:2.10-24 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13
- 2:2.10-24 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:2.10-22
  usn · wpa · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 2:35:04 AM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]