GLSA 201707-09: GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write
Date:	07/08/2017
Bugs:	#613768
ID:	201707-09

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in GNOME applet for NetworkManager allowing local attackers to access the local filesystem.

Background

GNOME applet for NetworkManager is a GTK+ 3 front-end which works under Xorg environments with a systray.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
gnome-extra/nm-applet	< 1.4.6-r1	>= 1.4.6-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet discovered that GNOME applet for NetworkManager incorrectly checked permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks.

Impact

A local attacker could bypass security restrictions at the login screen to access local files.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GNOME applet for NetworkManager users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/nm-applet-1.4.6-r1"

References

CVE-2017-6590

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201707-09.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.