=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2581-1
April 28, 2015

network-manager vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

NetworkManager would allow unintended access to files and modem device
configuration.

Software Description:
- network-manager: Network connection manager

Details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that NetworkManager incorrectly filtered paths
when requested to read modem device contexts. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass privileges and manipulate modem device
configuration or read arbitrary files.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04:
  network-manager                 0.9.10.0-4ubuntu15.1

Ubuntu 14.10:
  network-manager                 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu28.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  network-manager                 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2581-1
  CVE-2015-1322

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/0.9.10.0-4ubuntu15.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/0.9.8.8-0ubuntu28.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7.1


Ubuntu 2581-1: NetworkManager vulnerability

April 28, 2015
NetworkManager would allow unintended access to files and modem device configuration.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: network-manager 0.9.10.0-4ubuntu15.1 Ubuntu 14.10: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu28.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: network-manager 0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2581-1

CVE-2015-1322

Severity
April 28, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/0.9.10.0-4ubuntu15.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/0.9.8.8-0ubuntu28.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/0.9.8.8-0ubuntu7.1

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