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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3217-1
March 07, 2017
network-manager-applet vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 16.10
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
– network-manager-applet: GNOME frontend for NetworkManager
Details:
It was discovered that network-manager-applet incorrectly checked
permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks. A local attacker
could use this issue at the login screen to access local files.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.10:
network-manager-gnome 1.2.6-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
network-manager-gnome 1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
network-manager-gnome 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.5
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
network-manager-gnome 0.9.4.1-0ubuntu2.6
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3217-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1668321
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/1.2.6-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/0.9.4.1-0ubuntu2.6
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