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Vulnerability · ALSA-2026:85276

Moderate: hostapd security update

Published Oct 19, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · Moderate: hostapd security update

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for ALSA-2026:85276. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Moderate: hostapd security update with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Moderate: hostapd security update).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
AlmaLinux:10 hostapd

hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server. hostapd is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the back-ground and acts as the backend component controlling authentication. hostapd supports separate frontend programs and an example text-based frontend, hostapd_cli, is included with hostapd. Security Fix(es): * hostapd: hostapd: Denial of Service via malformed Wi-Fi 7 Multi-Link Operation association request (CVE-2026-58374) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Are you affected?

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  • AlmaLinux:10 hostapd0 → 2.11-3.el10_2

How to fix ALSA-2026:85276

  • Recommended remediation

    A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for ALSA-2026:85276. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Moderate: hostapd security update with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 2.11-3.el10_2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 19, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server. hostapd is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the back-ground and acts as the backend component controlling authentication. hostapd supports separate frontend programs and an example text

  2. Oct 21, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    hostapd fixed in 2.11-3.el10_2

  3. Oct 21, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    hostapd fixed in 2.11-3.el10_2

  4. Oct 21, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server. hostapd is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the back-ground and acts as the backend component controlling authentication. hostapd supports separate frontend programs and an example text

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 21, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.