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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201707-09 ] GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file

Posted on 08 July 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201707-09 ] GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201707-09
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #613768
ID: 201707-09

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in GNOME applet for NetworkManager
allowing local attackers to access the local filesystem.

Background
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GNOME applet for NetworkManager is a GTK+ 3 front-end which works under
Xorg environments with a systray.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 gnome-extra/nm-applet < 1.4.6-r1 >= 1.4.6-r1

Description
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Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet discovered that GNOME applet for
NetworkManager incorrectly checked permissions when connecting to
certain wireless networks.

Impact
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A local attacker could bypass security restrictions at the login screen
to access local files.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GNOME applet for NetworkManager users should upgrade to the latest
version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/nm-applet-1.4.6-r1"=

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-6590
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6590

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-09

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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