6.5

CVE-2018-14526: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-14526MGASA-2018-0348SUSE-SU-2018:3480-1
Published 08-08-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-14526 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 7
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2053-1OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2059-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10846-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11515-1SUSE-SU-2020:3380-1SUSE-SU-2020:3424-1

Timeline

  1. 08-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in rsn_supp/wpa.c in wpa_supplicant 2.0 through 2.6. Under certain conditions, the integrity of EAPOL-Key messages is not checked, leading to a decryption oracle. An attacker within range of the Access Point and client can abuse the vulnerability to recover sensitive information.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.48% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: adjacent network, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse14 products
  • wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 4< 2.6-15.10.1
  • wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3< 2.6-15.10.1
  • wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4< 2.6-15.10.1
  • wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15< 2.6-4.11.1
  • wpa_supplicant&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS< 2.6-15.10.1
Debian2 products
Redhat2 products
  • wpa_supplicant< 1:2.6-12.el7
  • wpa_supplicant-debuginfo< 1:2.6-12.el7
Alpine1 product
  • wpa_supplicant≥ 2.0, < 2.6-r14 | ≥ 2.0, < 2.6-r3 | ≥ 2.0, < 2.6-r5 | ≥ 2.0, < 2.6-r9
Canonical1 product
Mageia1 product
  • wpa_supplicant< 2.6-1.2.mga6
Ubuntu1 product
  • wpa< 2.1-0ubuntu1.6 | < 2.4-0ubuntu6.3 | < 2:2.6-15ubuntu2.1
W1.fi1 product

8 vendors · 23 products

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