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Mandriva update for hostapd
Secunia Advisory: SA20265
Release Date: 2006-05-25
Popularity: 5,398 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Mandriva Linux 2006

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2213


Description:
Mandriva has issued an update for hostapd. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA19966

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

Mandrivalinux 2006

4d85ab25bff640f3176c5bb55ddcc214 2006.0/RPMS/hostapd-0.3.7-2.1.20060mdk.i586.rpm
fe727611379d2f48798361d8d2be4bc1 2006.0/SRPMS/hostapd-0.3.7-2.1.20060mdk.src.rpm

Mandrivalinux 2006/X86_64

a1952ce345775472df1aa7636fd7b5cc x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/hostapd-0.3.7-2.1.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
fe727611379d2f48798361d8d2be4bc1 x86_64/2006.0/SRPMS/hostapd-0.3.7-2.1.20060mdk.src.rpm

Original Advisory:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:088

Other References:
SA19966:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19966/


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