GNOME NetworkManager before 0.7.0.99 does not properly verify privileges for dbus (1) modify and (2) delete requests, which allows local users to change or remove the network connections of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors related to org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings and at_console.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu_linux | Ubuntu | 8.10 (including) | 8.10 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | NetworkManager-1:0.7.0-4.el5_3 | * |
| Network-manager-applet | Ubuntu | gutsy | * |
| Network-manager-applet | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Network-manager-applet | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34067
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34473
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0361.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33966
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021909
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-727-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487752
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49063
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8931
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34067
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34473
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0361.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33966
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021909
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-727-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487752
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49063
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8931