USN-2581-1: NetworkManager vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2581-1

28th April, 2015

network-manager vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu (vivid)
• 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 version:

Ubuntu (vivid):

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

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2015-1322

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1ENa1rq