CVE-2011-2176

Publication date 2 September 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Description

GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
network-manager	13.04 raring	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Ignored end of life
	10.10 maverick	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

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Patch details

Notes

mdeslaur

lucid needs a backport of the whole policykit handling code, too intrusive, likely to cause regressions.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
network-manager	Upstream: ?id=e72 Upstream: ?id=287 Upstream: ?id=e50

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://lwn.net/Alerts/469005/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2176