The implementations of SAE in hostapd and wpa_supplicant are vulnerable to side channel attacks as a result of observable timing differences and cache access patterns. An attacker may be able to gain leaked information from a side channel attack that can be used for full password recovery. Both hostapd with SAE support and wpa_supplicant with SAE support prior to and including version 2.7 are affected.
Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hostapd | W1.fi | * | 2.7 (including) |
| Wpa_supplicant | W1.fi | * | 2.7 (including) |
| Wpa | Ubuntu | upstream | * |