CVE-2018-14526
wpa_supplicant: Unauthenticated EAPOL-Key decryption in wpa_supplicant
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 8, 2018
Updated · January 14, 2026
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.
Statement
Red Hat Virtualization images include wpa_supplicant as a component from the base Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system, but use of Red Hat Virtualization on a wireless network is neither recommended nor supported. A future update may address this issue.
This issue affects the versions of wpa_supplicant as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is now in Maintenance Support 2 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having a security impact of Moderate, and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 8.3CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor