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| author |   Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2017-07-08 14:16:07 +0200 |
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| committer | Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2017-07-08 14:16:07 +0200 |
| commit | 539e8917835f7c7401a65a5c82b96ffed9c18e4e (patch) | |
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diff --git a/glsa-201707-09.xml b/glsa-201707-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d8ac9db0 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201707-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201707-09"> + <title>GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability has been found in GNOME applet for NetworkManager + allowing local attackers to access the local filesystem. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">nm-applet</product> + <announced>2017-07-08</announced> + <revised>2017-07-08: 1</revised> + <bug>613768</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="gnome-extra/nm-applet" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge" slot="">1.4.6-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt" slot="">1.4.6-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>GNOME applet for NetworkManager is a GTK+ 3 front-end which works under + Xorg environments with a systray. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet discovered that GNOME applet for + NetworkManager incorrectly checked permissions when connecting to certain + wireless networks. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A local attacker could bypass security restrictions at the login screen + to access local files. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All GNOME applet for NetworkManager users should upgrade to the latest + version: + </p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/nm-applet-1.4.6-r1" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6590">CVE-2017-6590</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-04-02T12:44:50Z">BlueKnight</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-07-08T12:07:02Z">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |