This document describes the security content of Wi-Fi Update for Boot Camp 6.4.0.
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Released July 5, 2018
Wi-Fi
Available for the following machines while running Boot Camp: MacBook (Late 2009 and later), MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 and later), MacBook Air (Late 2010 and later), Mac mini (Mid 2010 and later), iMac (Late 2009 and later), and Mac Pro (Mid 2010 and later)
Impact: An attacker in Wi-Fi range may force nonce reuse in WPA unicast/PTK clients (Key Reinstallation Attacks – KRACK)
Description: A logic issue existed in the handling of state transitions. This was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2017-13077: Mathy Vanhoef of the imec-DistriNet group at KU Leuven
CVE-2017-13078: Mathy Vanhoef of the imec-DistriNet group at KU Leuven
Wi-Fi
Available for the following machines while running Boot Camp: MacBook (Late 2009 and later), MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 and later), MacBook Air (Late 2010 and later), Mac mini (Mid 2010 and later), iMac (Late 2009 and later), and Mac Pro (Mid 2010 and later)
Impact: An attacker in Wi-Fi range may force nonce reuse in WPA multicast/GTK clients (Key Reinstallation Attacks – KRACK)
Description: A logic issue existed in the handling of state transitions. This was addressed with improved state management.
CVE-2017-13080: Mathy Vanhoef of the imec-DistriNet group at KU Leuven
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