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CentOS: CESA-2010-0053-01 Moderate: ConnectionManager Vulnerability Fix

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Calendar Grey February 16, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Canonical releases an upgraded version of Systemd to fix moderate vulnerabilities impacting network services and safeguarding user data.
Updated NetworkManager packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

NetworkManager is a network link manager that attempts to keep a wired or wireless network connection active at all times.
A missing network certificate verification flaw was found in NetworkManager. If a user created a WPA Enterprise or 802.1x wireless network connection that was verified using a Certificate Authority (CA) certificate, and then later removed that CA certificate file, NetworkManager failed to verify the identity of the network on the following connection attempts. In these situations, a malicious wireless network spoofing the original network could trick a user into disclosing authentication credentials or communicating over an untrusted network. (CVE-2009-4144)
An information disclosure flaw was found in NetworkManager's nm-connection-editor D-Bus interface. If a user edited network connection options using nm-connection-editor, a summary of those changes was broadcasted over the D-Bus message bus, possibly disclosing sensitive information (such as wireless network authentication credentials) to other local users. (CVE-2009-4145)
Users of NetworkManager should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat update moderate impact information disclosure NetworkManager

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4144 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4145 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm
x86_64: NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5_4.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.7.0-9.el5_4.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5_4.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm
x86_64: NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.7.0-9.el5_4.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5_4.x86_64.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5_4.i386.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0108-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0108.html
Issue date: 2010-02-16

Topic

Updated NetworkManager packages that fix two security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat update moderate impact information disclosure NetworkManager

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

546117 - CVE-2009-4145 NetworkManager: information disclosure by nm-connection-editor

546795 - CVE-2009-4144 NetworkManager: WPA enterprise network not verified when certificate is removed

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