An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions. By simulating an incomplete new association, an attacker can trigger a deauthentication against stations using 802.11w, resulting in a denial of service.

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions. By simulating an incomplete new association, an attacker can trigger a deauthentication against stations using 802.11w, resulting in a denial of service.

Affected: Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS: wpa, Ubuntu:16.04:LTS: wpa, Ubuntu:18.04:LTS: wpa, Ubuntu:20.04:LTS: wpa, Ubuntu:22.04:LTS: wpa, Ubuntu:24.04:LTS: wpa, Ubuntu:25.10: wpa, Ubuntu:26.04:LTS: wpa

An exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the 802.11w security state handling for hostapd 2.6 connected clients with valid 802.11w sessions. By simulating an incomplete new association, an attacker can trigger a deauthentication against stations using 802.11w, resulting in a denial of service.