CVE-2024-5290

wpa_supplicant: wpa_supplicant loading arbitrary shared objects allowing privilege escalation

Published Aug 7, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5739-1 wpa security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-46526 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6945-1 wpa_supplicant and hostapd vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Canonical
Canonical ubuntu Linux
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Canonical
Canonical ubuntu Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics threat_severity

Important

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title wpa_supplicant: wpa_supplicant loading arbitrary shared objects allowing privilege escalation
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared W1.fi
W1.fi wpa Supplicant
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:w1.fi:wpa_supplicant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products W1.fi
W1.fi wpa Supplicant
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 18, 2024, 3:39 PM
Reserved
May 23, 2024, 9:10 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 7, 2024, 9:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:15 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 7, 2024, 12:00 AM