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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/NEWS?h=NM_0_8
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025711
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063665.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0930.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44858
Scores
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (16)
gnome/networkmanager
0.2.0
gnome/networkmanager
0.3.0
gnome/networkmanager
0.3.1
gnome/networkmanager
0.4.1
gnome/networkmanager
0.5.0
gnome/networkmanager
0.5.1
gnome/networkmanager
0.6.0
gnome/networkmanager
0.6.1
gnome/networkmanager
0.6.2
gnome/networkmanager
0.6.6
... and 6 more
Published
Sep 02, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026