-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: NetworkManager security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:1338-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1338.html Issue date: 2011-09-26 CVE Names: CVE-2011-3364 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated NetworkManager packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: NetworkManager is a network link manager that attempts to keep a wired or wireless network connection active at all times. The ifcfg-rh NetworkManager plug-in is used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions to read and write configuration information from the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-* files. An input sanitization flaw was found in the way the ifcfg-rh NetworkManager plug-in escaped network connection names containing special characters. If PolicyKit was configured to allow local, unprivileged users to create and save new network connections, they could create a connection with a specially-crafted name, leading to the escalation of their privileges. Note: By default, PolicyKit prevents unprivileged users from creating and saving network connections. (CVE-2011-3364) Red Hat would like to thank Matt McCutchen for reporting this issue. 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. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 737338 - CVE-2011-3364 NetworkManager: Console user can escalate to root via newlines in ifcfg-rh connection name 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.src.rpm i386: NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm x86_64: NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.src.rpm i386: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm x86_64: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.src.rpm x86_64: NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.src.rpm i386: NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm ppc64: NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm s390x: NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm x86_64: NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.src.rpm i386: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm ppc64: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm s390x: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm x86_64: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.src.rpm i386: NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm x86_64: NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.src.rpm i386: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm x86_64: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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