It was found that nmcli, a command line interface to NetworkManager did not honour 802-1x.ca-path and 802-1x.phase2-ca-path settings, when creating a new profile. When a user connects to a network using this profile, the authentication does not happen and the connection is made insecurely.
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Networkmanager | Gnome | * | 1.22.14 (excluding) |
| Networkmanager | Gnome | 1.24.0 (including) | 1.24.2 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | NetworkManager-1:1.18.8-1.el7 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | NetworkManager-1:1.22.8-5.el8_2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | NetworkManager-1:1.22.8-5.el8_2 | * |
| Network-manager | Ubuntu | trusty | * |