NetworkManager is a network link manager that attempts to keep a wired or
wireless network connection active at all times.
It was found that NetworkManager did not properly enforce PolicyKit
settings controlling the permissions to configure wireless network sharing.
A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass intended PolicyKit
restrictions, allowing them to enable wireless network sharing.
(CVE-2011-2176)
Users of NetworkManager should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. Running instances of
NetworkManager must be restarted (“service NetworkManager restart”) for
this update to take effect.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RedHat | 6 | x86_64 | networkmanager-gnome | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm |
RedHat | 6 | i686 | networkmanager-devel | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.i686.rpm |
RedHat | 6 | s390x | networkmanager | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 6 | s390 | networkmanager-devel | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.s390.rpm |
RedHat | 6 | s390x | networkmanager-devel | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 6 | s390x | networkmanager-debuginfo | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 6 | s390x | networkmanager-glib | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 6 | ppc | networkmanager-devel | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm |
RedHat | 6 | ppc | networkmanager-glib-devel | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm |
RedHat | 6 | ppc | networkmanager-debuginfo | < 0.8.1-9.el6_1.1 | NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm |