CVE-2022-23303
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-23303 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-01-17 02:15:06 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-14 12:16:47 UTC |
| Description | The implementations of SAE in hostapd before 2.10 and wpa_supplicant before 2.10 are vulnerable to side channel attacks as a result of cache access patterns. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-9494. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.029440000 probability, percentile 0.855380000 (date 2026-07-14)
Problem Types: CWE-203 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 9.8 | CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 | All | All | All |
| Application | W1.fi | Hostapd | All | All | All | All |
| Application | W1.fi | Wpa Supplicant | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Na | N/a | affected n/a | Not specified |
| ADP | Siemens | SIDIS Secured SmartPlug | affected V7.26.0310 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpa_supplicant, hostapd: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-16) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00019.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: hostapd-2.10-3.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-585531.html | 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e | cert-portal.siemens.com | |
| Index of /security/2022-1 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | w1.fi | Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: hostapd-2.10-3.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | MITRE | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 182676 Debian Security Update for wpa (CVE-2022-23303)
- 282297 Fedora Security Update for wpa_supplicant (FEDORA-2022-41f5b208b2)
- 282376 Fedora Security Update for hostapd (FEDORA-2022-da8222a1bc)
- 500251 Alpine Linux Security Update for hostapd
- 501962 Alpine Linux Security Update for hostapd
- 503995 Alpine Linux Security Update for hostapd
- 671711 EulerOS Security Update for wpa_supplicant (EulerOS-SA-2022-1771)
- 710760 Gentoo Linux wpa_supplicant, hostapd Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-16)
- 751731 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for wpa_supplicant (SUSE-SU-2022:0504-1)
- 751798 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for wpa_supplicant (SUSE-SU-2022:0716-1)
- 751815 OpenSUSE Security Update for wpa_supplicant (openSUSE-SU-2022:0716-1)
- 752179 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for wpa_supplicant (SUSE-SU-2022:1853-1)
- 900547 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for wpa_supplicant (7636)
- 901730 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for wpa_supplicant (7747-1)