VDB-299429 · CVE-2025-24912 · Nessus 233203

Jouni Malinen hostapd RADIUS Packet premature release of resource during expected lifetime

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Jouni Malinen hostapd. This impacts an unknown function of the component RADIUS Packet Handler. The manipulation leads to premature release of resource during expected lifetime. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-24912. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jouni Malinen hostapd (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component RADIUS Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a premature release of resource during expected lifetime vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-826. The product releases a resource that is still intended to be used by itself or another actor. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. When hostapd authenticates wi-fi devices with RADIUS authentication, an attacker in the position between the hostapd and the RADIUS server may inject crafted RADIUS packets and force RADIUS authentications to fail.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-24912 since 01/28/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233203 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : wpa_supplicant (SUSE-SU-2025:0977-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at w1.fi.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (233203). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Jouni Malinen

Name

hostapd

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Premature release of resource during expected lifetime
CWE: CWE-826
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233203
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : wpa_supplicant (SUSE-SU-2025:0977-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: w1.fi

Timelineinfo

01/28/2025 🔍
03/12/2025 +43 days 🔍
03/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
10/24/2025 +226 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24912 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299429

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2025 06:49
Updated: 10/24/2025 21:10
Changes: 03/12/2025 06:49 (61), 03/22/2025 15:52 (2), 10/24/2025 21:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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