CentOS 5 : NetworkManager (CESA-2010:0108)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 44677

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated NetworkManager packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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.

Solution

Update the affected networkmanager packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?fa5b110f

http://www.nessus.org/u?367d10ee

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 44677

File Name: centos_RHSA-2010-0108.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/23/2010

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:networkmanager-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:networkmanager-glib, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:networkmanager-glib-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:networkmanager-gnome, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/22/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/23/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-4144, CVE-2009-4145

CWE: 200, 310

RHSA: 2010:0108