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GLSA-201707-09 : GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write

medium Nessus Plugin ID 101340

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201707-09 (GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write)

 Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet discovered that GNOME applet for NetworkManager incorrectly checked permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could bypass security restrictions at the login screen to access local files.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GNOME applet for NetworkManager users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=gnome-extra/nm-applet-1.4.6-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 101340

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201707-09.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 7/10/2017

Updated: 12/12/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6590

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:nm-applet

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6590

GLSA: 201707-09