Issued:
2011-09-26
Updated:
2011-09-26

RHSA-2011:1338 - Moderate: NetworkManager security update

Synopsis

Moderate: NetworkManager security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

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.

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.

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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance (from RHUI)6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.1i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.1ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support6.1s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.1i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390.rpm
  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390.rpm
  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.src.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc.rpm
  • NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.s390x.rpm
  • NetworkManager-debuginfo-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.i686.rpm
  • NetworkManager-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.ppc64.rpm
  • NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.8.1-9.el6_1.3.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

Additional information