CVE-2015-5316

unknown

Published — · Modified —

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

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Description

The eap_pwd_perform_confirm_exchange function in eap_peer/eap_pwd.c in wpa_supplicant 2.x before 2.6, when EAP-pwd is enabled in a network configuration profile, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an EAP-pwd Confirm message followed by the Identity exchange.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5316

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`2.3-2.3`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`2.3-2.3`
debian	forky	fixed	`2.3-2.3`
debian	sid	fixed	`2.3-2.3`
debian	trixie	fixed	`2.3-2.3`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5316

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.