SUSE-SU-2026:3281-1: low: Security update for wpa_supplicant

[SLE-UPDATES]

# Security update for wpa_supplicant

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3281-1  
Release Date: 2026-07-27T13:40:46Z  
Rating: low  
References:

  * bsc#1239461

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-24912

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-24912 ( SUSE ):  3.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-24912 ( NVD ):  3.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for wpa_supplicant fixes the following issues

  * CVE-2025-24912: hostapd RADIUS authentication of wi-fi devices allows a user
    in between the hostapd and the RADIUS server to inject crafted RADIUS
    packets and force RADIUS authentications to fail (bsc#1239461).
  * Missing network context validation for PMKSA caching
    https://w1.fi/security/2026-2/.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-3281=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-3281=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-3281=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-3281=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-150000.4.42.1
    * wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-150000.4.42.1
    * wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-150000.4.42.1
    * wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-150000.4.42.1
    * wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-150000.4.42.1
    * wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-150000.4.42.1
    * wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.42.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * wpa_supplicant-debugsource-2.9-150000.4.42.1
    * wpa_supplicant-debuginfo-2.9-150000.4.42.1
    * wpa_supplicant-2.9-150000.4.42.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-24912.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239461

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/attachments/20260727/664f14d9/attachment.htm>