Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871693
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for NetworkManager RHSA-2016:2581-02
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'NetworkManager'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'NetworkManager' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services. The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version: NetworkManager (1.4.0), NetworkManager-libreswan (1.2.4), network-manager-applet (1.4.0), libnl3 (3.2.28). (BZ#1264552, BZ#1296058, BZ#1032717, BZ#1271581) Security Fix(es): * A race condition vulnerability was discovered in NetworkManager. Temporary files were created insecurely when saving or updating connection settings, which could allow local users to read connection secrets such as VPN passwords or WiFi keys. (CVE-2016-0764) Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Release Notes linked from the References section. Affected Software/OS: NetworkManager on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-0764 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2581 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2581.html
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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