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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69918
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 15 FEDORA-2011-9005 (NetworkManager)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to NetworkManager
announced via advisory FEDORA-2011-9005.

Update Information:

This update ensures that users are authorized to start shared wifi connections, and includes fixes to retry failed connections after a period of time. It also ensures that 'always ask' 802.1x passwords (like RSA Token codes) are asked for again immediately if they fail, and adds the capability to blacklist certain devices from using a wired or wifi connection.

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #709662 - CVE-2011-2176 NetworkManager: Did not honour PolicyKit auth_admin action element by creation of Ad-Hoc wireless networks
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update NetworkManager' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2011-9005

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
2.1

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2176
1025711
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025711
44858
http://secunia.com/advisories/44858
FEDORA-2011-8612
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063665.html
MDVSA-2011:171
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171
RHSA-2011:0930
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0930.html
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/NEWS?h=NM_0_8
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1943
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7
XForce ISS Database: networkmanager-secret-info-disclosure(68057)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057
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