Mageia alert MGASA-2015-0216 (hostapd)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2015-0216: Updated hostapd packages fix a security vulnerability 
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Tue, 12 May 2015 21:38:14 +0200
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MGASA-2015-0216 - Updated hostapd packages fix a security vulnerability

Publication date: 12 May 2015
URL: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0216.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 4

Description:
Updated hostapd packages fix security vulnerability:

A vulnerability was found in hostapd that can be used to perform denial of
service attacks by an attacker that is within radio range of the AP that 
uses hostapd for MLME/SME operations.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15876
- http://w1.fi/security/2015-3/integer-underflow-in-ap-mode...

SRPMS:
- 4/core/hostapd-2.0-2.2.mga4