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CVE-2025-24912

hostapd fails to process crafted RADIUS packets properly. When hostapd authenticates wi-fi devices with RADIUS authentic

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.7 EPSS 0.00033
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-826Premature Release of Resource During Expected Lifetime
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Affected Products & Versions

1
w1.fi hostapd<= 2.11
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Scoring & Timeline

3.7
LOW · CVSS v3.0 · vultures@jpcert.or.jp
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD12 Mar 2025 · 05:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

4
msrcCVE-2025-24912
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:0977-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:14899-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:14890-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN19358384/Third Party Advisory
https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=339a334551ca911187cc870f4f97ef08e11db109Patch
https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/commit/?id=726432d7622cc0088ac353d073b59628b590ea44Patch
https://w1.fi/hostapd/Product
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