Auth bypass in Gnome Networkmanager
CVE-2011-2176
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.001 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Gnome Networkmanager — versions 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.3.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 1025711 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- FEDORA-2011-8612 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- RHSA-2011:0930 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- MDVSA-2011:171 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- 44858 (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)