Description
p2putil.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) through 2.15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of initialization issues in situations where parsing of advertised service information fails.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | iwd | 2.16-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | iwd | 2.16-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | iwd | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | iwd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | iwd | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | iwd | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | iwd | 2.19-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14125-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14125-1 iwd-2.19-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026