CVE-2012-2389

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions hostapd versions prior to 1.0

Description The issue allows local users to potentially obtain sensitive information, such as credentials, due to the use of 0644 permissions for the /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.0, consider changing the permissions of the /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf file to more restrictive settings to prevent unauthorized access.