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Fedora 24: 2016-cd218eef79 Critical: NetworkManager-vpnc Security Fix

Update to NetworkManager 1.2-beta3. Upstream release announcement: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2016-March/msg00164.html. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-cd218eef79 2016-04-02 15:48:47.755168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : NetworkManager-vpnc Product : Fedora 24 Version : 1.2.0 Release : 0.4.beta3.fc24 URL : https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps Summary : NetworkManager VPN plugin for vpnc Description : This package contains software for integrating VPN capabilities with the vpnc server with NetworkManager. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to NetworkManager 1.2-beta3. Upstream release announcement: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2016-March/msg00164.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #756418 - CVE-2006-7246 NetworkManager, wpa_supplicant (WPA-Enterprise): Verify that the certificate is from trusted CA and matches the specified subject https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=756418 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update NetworkManager-vpnc' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/package-announce.lists.fedoraproject.org/ . The latest upgrade to NetworkManager1.2-beta3 in Fedora 24 brings crucial security enhancements. To ensure better protection, perform installation via yum.. networkmanager-vpnc update, fedora 24 security, vpn plugin update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 02, 2016 •Critical Fedora