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Alpine: multiple ead packages, multiple iwd packages: security update to 2.14-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 427410

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) before
 2.14 allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to a protected Wi-Fi network. An attacker can complete
 the EAPOL handshake by skipping Msg2/4 and instead sending Msg4/4 with an all-zero key. (CVE-2023-52161)

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-52161

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 427410

Version: Revision 1.12

Type: Local

Published: 5/16/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.93

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-52161

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/22/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52161