Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | NetworkManager security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2011:1338 | First vendor Publication | 2011-09-26 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2011-09-26 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: 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 |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1338.html |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21932 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21932 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2011:1338: NetworkManager security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the svEscape function in settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c in the ifcfg-rh plug-in for GNOME NetworkManager 0.9.1, 0.9.0, 0.8.1, and possibly other versions, when PolicyKit is configured to allow users to create new connections, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the name for a new network connection, which is not properly handled when writing to the ifcfg file. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2011:1338-01 CVE-2011-3364 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Product(s): | NetworkManager |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23284 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23284 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2011:1338: NetworkManager security update (Moderate) | ||
| Description: | Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the svEscape function in settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c in the ifcfg-rh plug-in for GNOME NetworkManager 0.9.1, 0.9.0, 0.8.1, and possibly other versions, when PolicyKit is configured to allow users to create new connections, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the name for a new network connection, which is not properly handled when writing to the ifcfg file. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2011:1338-01 CVE-2011-3364 | Version: | 6 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | NetworkManager |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27819 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27819 | ||
| Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2011-1338 -- NetworkManager security update (moderate) | ||
| Description: | [0.8.1-9_el6_1.3] - ifcfg-rh: CVE-2011-3364: filter newline characters when writing into ifcfg-* files (rh #737338) [0.8.1-9_el6_1.2] - ifcfg-rh: CVE-2011-3364: filter newline characters when writing into ifcfg-* files (rh #737338) | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2011-1338 CVE-2011-3364 | Version: | 4 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 6 | Product(s): | NetworkManager |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2012-07-09 | Name : RedHat Update for NetworkManager RHSA-2011:1338-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_1338-01_NetworkManager.nasl |
| 2012-04-02 | Name : Fedora Update for NetworkManager FEDORA-2011-13425 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_13425_NetworkManager_fc16.nasl |
| 2011-10-10 | Name : Fedora Update for NetworkManager FEDORA-2011-13401 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_13401_NetworkManager_fc14.nasl |
| 2011-09-30 | Name : Fedora Update for NetworkManager FEDORA-2011-13388 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_13388_NetworkManager_fc15.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 77041 | GNOME NetworkManager ifcfg-rh Plugin settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c svEsca... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-1338.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-09-06 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2011-171.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20110926_NetworkManager_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-10-10 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-13401.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-10-03 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-13425.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-09-30 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-13388.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-09-27 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2011-1338.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:55:09 |
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