diff --git a/components/esp_common/src/esp_err_to_name.c b/components/esp_common/src/esp_err_to_name.c
index 44da5814524..8e4b94c901b 100644
--- a/components/esp_common/src/esp_err_to_name.c
+++ b/components/esp_common/src/esp_err_to_name.c
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ static const esp_err_msg_t esp_err_msg_table[] = {
 #   endif
 #   ifdef      ESP_ERR_WIFI_TWT_SETUP_REJECT
     ERR_TBL_IT(ESP_ERR_WIFI_TWT_SETUP_REJECT),                  /* 12314 0x301a The twt setup request was rejected by the AP */
+#   endif
+#   ifdef      ESP_ERR_WIFI_DISCARD
+    ERR_TBL_IT(ESP_ERR_WIFI_DISCARD),                           /* 12315 0x301b Discard frame */
 #   endif
     // components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/include/esp_wps.h
 #   ifdef      ESP_ERR_WIFI_REGISTRAR
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h
index ae01e63375b..e159ca859de 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define ESP_ERR_WIFI_TWT_SETUP_TIMEOUT (ESP_ERR_WIFI_BASE + 24)  /*!< Timeout of receiving twt setup response frame, timeout times can be set during twt setup */
 #define ESP_ERR_WIFI_TWT_SETUP_TXFAIL  (ESP_ERR_WIFI_BASE + 25)  /*!< TWT setup frame tx failed */
 #define ESP_ERR_WIFI_TWT_SETUP_REJECT  (ESP_ERR_WIFI_BASE + 26)  /*!< The twt setup request was rejected by the AP */
+#define ESP_ERR_WIFI_DISCARD           (ESP_ERR_WIFI_BASE + 27)  /*!< Discard frame */
 
 /**
  * @brief WiFi stack configuration parameters passed to esp_wifi_init call.
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/lib b/components/esp_wifi/lib
index e3e15870cb5..115268a9779 160000
--- a/components/esp_wifi/lib
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e3e15870cb5d199a59867f66dd236e0d9ff5a127
+Subproject commit 115268a9779e7ff2d859cf524eff70269ddced61
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
index 12adbad686b..19176028fd8 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -245,6 +245,14 @@ static int handle_assoc_frame(u8 *frame, size_t len,
 #endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211R */
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_IEEE80211KV) || defined(CONFIG_IEEE80211R) */
 
+void esp_supplicant_unset_all_appie(void)
+{
+   uint8_t appie;
+   for (appie = WIFI_APPIE_PROBEREQ; appie < WIFI_APPIE_RAM_MAX; appie++) {
+        esp_wifi_unset_appie_internal(appie);
+   }
+}
+
 static int ieee80211_handle_rx_frm(u8 type, u8 *frame, size_t len, u8 *sender,
 				   u32 rssi, u8 channel, u64 current_tsf)
 {
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common_i.h b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common_i.h
index c738dba6714..d7d64f36432 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common_i.h
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_common_i.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ bool mbo_bss_profile_match(u8 *bssid);
 #endif
 int esp_supplicant_common_init(struct wpa_funcs *wpa_cb);
 void esp_supplicant_common_deinit(void);
+void esp_supplicant_unset_all_appie(void);
 void esp_set_scan_ie(void);
 void esp_set_assoc_ie(uint8_t *bssid, const u8 *ies, size_t ies_len, bool add_mdie);
 void supplicant_sta_conn_handler(uint8_t* bssid);
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_hostap.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_hostap.c
index 481be139e7e..3aae31d5fd0 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_hostap.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_hostap.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ bool hostap_deinit(void *data)
         return true;
     }
     esp_wifi_unset_appie_internal(WIFI_APPIE_WPA);
+    esp_wifi_unset_appie_internal(WIFI_APPIE_ASSOC_RESP);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SAE
     wpa3_hostap_auth_deinit();
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa3.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa3.c
index 7fcafba72ee..e4c9a4e03ac 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa3.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa3.c
@@ -239,9 +239,8 @@ static int wpa3_parse_sae_commit(u8 *buf, u32 len, u16 status)
     int ret;
 
     if (g_sae_data.state != SAE_COMMITTED) {
-        wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "wpa3: failed to parse SAE commit in state(%d)!",
-                   g_sae_data.state);
-        return ESP_FAIL;
+        wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "wpa3: Discarding commit frame received in state %d", g_sae_data.state);
+        return ESP_ERR_WIFI_DISCARD;
     }
 
     if (status == WLAN_STATUS_ANTI_CLOGGING_TOKEN_REQ) {
@@ -264,7 +263,10 @@ static int wpa3_parse_sae_commit(u8 *buf, u32 len, u16 status)
 
     ret = sae_parse_commit(&g_sae_data, buf, len, NULL, 0, g_allowed_groups,
                            (status == WLAN_STATUS_SAE_HASH_TO_ELEMENT || status == WLAN_STATUS_SAE_PK));
-    if (ret) {
+    if (ret == SAE_SILENTLY_DISCARD) {
+        wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "wpa3: Discarding commit frame due to reflection attack");
+        return ESP_ERR_WIFI_DISCARD;
+    } else if (ret) {
         wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "wpa3: could not parse commit(%d)", ret);
         return ret;
     }
@@ -410,6 +412,11 @@ static void wpa3_process_rx_commit(wpa3_hostap_auth_event_t *evt)
             goto free;
         }
     }
+
+    if (!sta->lock) {
+        sta->lock = os_semphr_create(1, 1);
+    }
+
     if (sta->lock && os_semphr_take(sta->lock, 0)) {
         sta->sae_commit_processing = true;
         ret = handle_auth_sae(hapd, sta, frm->msg, frm->len, frm->bssid, frm->auth_transaction, frm->status);
@@ -423,9 +430,10 @@ static void wpa3_process_rx_commit(wpa3_hostap_auth_event_t *evt)
         uint16_t aid = 0;
         if (ret != WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS &&
             ret != WLAN_STATUS_ANTI_CLOGGING_TOKEN_REQ) {
-            if (esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_aid(frm->bssid, &aid) == ESP_OK && aid == 0) {
+            esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_aid(frm->bssid, &aid);
+            if (aid == 0) {
                 esp_wifi_ap_deauth_internal(frm->bssid, ret);
-             }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -463,8 +471,9 @@ static void wpa3_process_rx_confirm(wpa3_hostap_auth_event_t *evt)
         }
         os_semphr_give(sta->lock);
         if (ret != WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-            uint16_t aid = -1;
-            if (esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_aid(frm->bssid, &aid) == ESP_OK && aid == 0) {
+            uint16_t aid = 0;
+            esp_wifi_ap_get_sta_aid(frm->bssid, &aid);
+            if (aid == 0) {
                 esp_wifi_ap_deauth_internal(frm->bssid, ret);
             }
         }
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa_main.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa_main.c
index 36b2b44b931..6cb4ec0932d 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa_main.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/esp_supplicant/src/esp_wpa_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -304,18 +304,31 @@ static bool hostap_sta_join(void **sta, u8 *bssid, u8 *wpa_ie, u8 wpa_ie_len,u8
     }
 
     if (*sta && !esp_wifi_ap_is_sta_sae_reauth_node(bssid)) {
-       ap_free_sta(hapd, *sta);
+        ap_free_sta(hapd, *sta);
     }
 
     sta_info = ap_sta_add(hapd, bssid);
     if (!sta_info) {
         wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "failed to add station " MACSTR, MAC2STR(bssid));
-        goto fail;
+        return false;
     }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SAE
+    if (sta_info->lock && os_semphr_take(sta_info->lock, 0) != TRUE) {
+        wpa_printf(MSG_INFO, "Ignore assoc request as softap is busy with sae calculation for station "MACSTR, MAC2STR(bssid));
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif /* CONFIG_SAE */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_WPS_REGISTRAR
     if (check_n_add_wps_sta(hapd, sta_info, wpa_ie, wpa_ie_len, pmf_enable, subtype) == 0) {
         if (sta_info->eapol_sm) {
             *sta = sta_info;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SAE
+            if (sta_info->lock) {
+                os_semphr_give(sta_info->lock);
+            }
+#endif /* CONFIG_SAE */
             return true;
         }
     } else {
@@ -324,6 +337,11 @@ static bool hostap_sta_join(void **sta, u8 *bssid, u8 *wpa_ie, u8 wpa_ie_len,u8
 #endif
     if (wpa_ap_join(sta_info, bssid, wpa_ie, wpa_ie_len, rsnxe, rsnxe_len, pmf_enable, subtype)) {
         *sta = sta_info;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SAE
+        if (sta_info->lock) {
+            os_semphr_give(sta_info->lock);
+        }
+#endif /* CONFIG_SAE */
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -398,6 +416,7 @@ int esp_supplicant_init(void)
 int esp_supplicant_deinit(void)
 {
     esp_supplicant_common_deinit();
+    esp_supplicant_unset_all_appie();
     eloop_destroy();
     wpa_cb = NULL;
     return esp_wifi_unregister_wpa_cb_internal();
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/ieee802_11.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
index 2b2b2c09a25..e8dbc7f0671 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ int handle_auth_sae(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct sta_info *sta,
        }
 
        if (sae_check_confirm(sta->sae, buf, len) < 0) {
-           resp = WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE;
+           resp = WLAN_STATUS_CHALLENGE_FAIL;
            goto reply;
        }
        sta->sae->rc = peer_send_confirm;
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ int handle_auth_sae(struct hostapd_data *hapd, struct sta_info *sta,
     } else {
         wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "unexpected SAE authentication transaction %u (status=%u )", auth_transaction, status);
         if (status != WLAN_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-            resp = -1;
             goto remove_sta;
         }
         resp = WLAN_STATUS_UNKNOWN_AUTH_TRANSACTION;
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/sta_info.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/sta_info.c
index 66e856ebeed..515179d69a9 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/sta_info.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/sta_info.c
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ struct sta_info * ap_sta_add(struct hostapd_data *hapd, const u8 *addr)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SAE
 	sta->sae_commit_processing = false;
 	sta->remove_pending = false;
-	sta->lock = os_semphr_create(1, 1);
 #endif /* CONFIG_SAE */
 
 	return sta;
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/wpa_auth.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/wpa_auth.c
index ce76023a56f..6f086e18dd1 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/wpa_auth.c
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/src/ap/wpa_auth.c
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ static void wpa_free_sta_sm(struct wpa_state_machine *sm)
     wpa_printf( MSG_DEBUG, "wpa_free_sta_sm: free eapol=%p\n", sm->last_rx_eapol_key);
     os_free(sm->last_rx_eapol_key);
     os_free(sm->wpa_ie);
+    os_free(sm->rsnxe);
     os_free(sm);
 }
 
@@ -2635,7 +2636,7 @@ bool wpa_ap_remove(u8* bssid)
         } else {
             sta->remove_pending = true;
         }
-	return true;
+        return true;
     }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SAE */
 
@@ -2644,10 +2645,10 @@ bool wpa_ap_remove(u8* bssid)
     if (wps_get_status() == WPS_STATUS_PENDING) {
         u8 *addr = os_malloc(ETH_ALEN);
 
-	if (!addr) {
+        if (!addr) {
             return false;
-	}
-	os_memcpy(addr, sta->addr, ETH_ALEN);
+        }
+        os_memcpy(addr, sta->addr, ETH_ALEN);
         eloop_register_timeout(0, 10000, ap_free_sta_timeout, hapd, addr);
     } else
 #endif