Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3217-1
7th March, 2017
network-manager-applet vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software description
- network-manager-applet
– GNOME frontend for NetworkManager
Details
It was discovered that network-manager-applet incorrectly checked
permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks. A local attacker
could use this issue at the login screen to access local files.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
network-manager-gnome
1.2.6-0ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
network-manager-gnome
1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
network-manager-gnome
0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.5
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
network-manager-gnome
0.9.4.1-0ubuntu2.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.