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

network-manager vulnerability

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:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/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

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