Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2012-2736  

Debian Bug report logs - #655972
Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead

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Reported by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>

Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:51:01 UTC

Severity: important

Tags: security

Found in version network-manager/0.8.1-6+squeeze1

Fixed in versions network-manager/0.9.4.0-1, network-manager/0.8.1-6+squeeze2

Done: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>

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From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:49:32 +1100
Package: network-manager-gnome
Version: 0.9.2.0-1
Severity: grave
Tags: security

I followed the following steps:

- Connect to a wired network.
- Click the network-manager-gnome icon, and select "Create New Wireless
  Network..."
- Type a network name.
- Select "WPA & WPA2 Personal".
- Click "Show password".
- Paste in a secure password (from pwgen -s 12).
- Click "Create".
- Observe that NetworkManager's icon for the network includes the lock
  icon indicating a secure network.
- Attempt to connect to the network from my N900.
- Observe that network icon shows lack of security.
- Observe that I can connect to the network and access the Internet
  through the network without providing the previously-specified
  password.


Note that creating a network using WEP results in a WEP-"secured"
network, rather than an unsecured network.  This issue only seems to
happen when attempting to create a WPA network.

- Josh Triplett

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages network-manager-gnome depends on:
ii  dbus-x11             1.4.16-1
ii  dpkg                 1.16.1.2
ii  gconf2               3.2.3-1
ii  gnome-icon-theme     3.2.1.2-1
ii  libatk1.0-0          2.2.0-2
ii  libc6                2.13-24
ii  libcairo-gobject2    1.10.2-6.2
ii  libcairo2            1.10.2-6.2
ii  libdbus-1-3          1.4.16-1
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2     0.98-1
ii  libfontconfig1       2.8.0-3
ii  libfreetype6         2.4.8-1
ii  libgconf2-4          3.2.3-1
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0   2.24.0-2
ii  libglib2.0-0         2.28.6-1
ii  libgnome-bluetooth8  3.2.1-1
ii  libgnome-keyring0    3.2.0-3
ii  libgtk-3-0           3.0.12-2
ii  libnm-glib-vpn1      0.9.2.0-1
ii  libnm-glib4          0.9.2.0-1
ii  libnm-gtk0           0.9.2.0-1
ii  libnm-util2          0.9.2.0-1
ii  libnotify4           0.7.4-1
ii  libpango1.0-0        1.29.4-2
ii  network-manager      0.9.2.0-1
ii  policykit-1-gnome    0.105-1

Versions of packages network-manager-gnome recommends:
ii  gnome-bluetooth                        3.2.1-1
ii  iso-codes                              3.32-1
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring [libpam-keyring]  3.0.3-2
ii  mobile-broadband-provider-info         <none>
ii  notification-daemon                    0.7.3-1

Versions of packages network-manager-gnome suggests:
pn  network-manager-openvpn-gnome  <none>
pn  network-manager-pptp-gnome     <none>
pn  network-manager-vpnc-gnome     <none>

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From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:38:06 +1100
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:49:32AM +1100, Josh Triplett wrote:
> I followed the following steps:
> 
> - Connect to a wired network.
> - Click the network-manager-gnome icon, and select "Create New Wireless
>   Network..."
> - Type a network name.
> - Select "WPA & WPA2 Personal".
> - Click "Show password".
> - Paste in a secure password (from pwgen -s 12).
> - Click "Create".
> - Observe that NetworkManager's icon for the network includes the lock
>   icon indicating a secure network.
> - Attempt to connect to the network from my N900.
> - Observe that network icon shows lack of security.
> - Observe that I can connect to the network and access the Internet
>   through the network without providing the previously-specified
>   password.
> 
> Note that creating a network using WEP results in a WEP-"secured"
> network, rather than an unsecured network.  This issue only seems to
> happen when attempting to create a WPA network.

Investigating further, I discovered that if I use the
nm-connection-editor to manually create a shared network with WPA and
Infrastructure mode, it doesn't show up as an available network in the
"Create New Wireless Network..." dialog.  If I change it to Ad-Hoc mode,
it shows up.  Some searching suggests that problems exist with WPA
networks in Ad-Hoc mode, which might explain why NM couldn't manage it.
However, it should have failed closed by refusing to create a network,
rather than failing open by creating an insecure network.

- Josh Triplett




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From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
To: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>, 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:53:06 +0100
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On 15.01.2012 14:49, Josh Triplett wrote:
> Package: network-manager-gnome
> Version: 0.9.2.0-1
> Severity: grave
> Tags: security
> 
> I followed the following steps:
> 
> - Connect to a wired network.
> - Click the network-manager-gnome icon, and select "Create New Wireless
>   Network..."
> - Type a network name.
> - Select "WPA & WPA2 Personal".
> - Click "Show password".
> - Paste in a secure password (from pwgen -s 12).
> - Click "Create".
> - Observe that NetworkManager's icon for the network includes the lock
>   icon indicating a secure network.
> - Attempt to connect to the network from my N900.
> - Observe that network icon shows lack of security.
> - Observe that I can connect to the network and access the Internet
>   through the network without providing the previously-specified
>   password.
> 
> 
> Note that creating a network using WEP results in a WEP-"secured"
> network, rather than an unsecured network.  This issue only seems to
> happen when attempting to create a WPA network.


Please attach the output of iwlist scan (from the local computer and the
one you are trying to establish the connection), the output of nm-tool
and a debug log from NetworkManager [1]

Thanks,
Michael

[1] https://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/Debugging
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From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
To: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>, 655972@bugs.debian.org
Cc: control@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:26:39 +0100
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severity 655972 important
thanks

On 15.01.2012 14:49, Josh Triplett wrote:
> 
> Note that creating a network using WEP results in a WEP-"secured"
> network, rather than an unsecured network.  This issue only seems to
> happen when attempting to create a WPA network.

Given that this particular feature (to create a WPA secured accesspoint)
is not that often used and that an open wireless AP does not imply that
the users data is accessible, I'm downgrading the severity to important
as imho this reflects more appropriately the severity of this bug.

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Message #25 received at 655972@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
To: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
Cc: 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:34:47 +1100
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 08:53:06PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> On 15.01.2012 14:49, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > I followed the following steps:
> > 
> > - Connect to a wired network.
> > - Click the network-manager-gnome icon, and select "Create New Wireless
> >   Network..."
> > - Type a network name.
> > - Select "WPA & WPA2 Personal".
> > - Click "Show password".
> > - Paste in a secure password (from pwgen -s 12).
> > - Click "Create".
> > - Observe that NetworkManager's icon for the network includes the lock
> >   icon indicating a secure network.
> > - Attempt to connect to the network from my N900.
> > - Observe that network icon shows lack of security.
> > - Observe that I can connect to the network and access the Internet
> >   through the network without providing the previously-specified
> >   password.
> > 
> > 
> > Note that creating a network using WEP results in a WEP-"secured"
> > network, rather than an unsecured network.  This issue only seems to
> > happen when attempting to create a WPA network.
> 
> Please attach the output of iwlist scan (from the local computer

Attached as iwlist-scan-leaf.  I tried to create a network
"josh-wpa-attempt".

> and the
> one you are trying to establish the connection),

Attached as iwlist-scan-n900.

> the output of nm-tool

Attached as nm-tool-leaf

> and a debug log from NetworkManager [1]

I'll try to supply this later today.

- Josh Triplett




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From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
To: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>, 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:42:03 +0100
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On 15.01.2012 21:34, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 08:53:06PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:

>>
>> Please attach the output of iwlist scan (from the local computer
> 
> Attached as iwlist-scan-leaf.  I tried to create a network
> "josh-wpa-attempt".
> 
>> and the
>> one you are trying to establish the connection),
> 
> Attached as iwlist-scan-n900.
> 
>> the output of nm-tool
> 
> Attached as nm-tool-leaf


Seems those attachements are all missing.


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From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
To: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
Cc: 655972@bugs.debian.org, control@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:42:17 +1100
On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 09:26:39PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> severity 655972 important
> thanks
> 
> On 15.01.2012 14:49, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > 
> > Note that creating a network using WEP results in a WEP-"secured"
> > network, rather than an unsecured network.  This issue only seems to
> > happen when attempting to create a WPA network.
> 
> Given that this particular feature (to create a WPA secured accesspoint)
> is not that often used

Given that WEP provides almost no security at all, you're suggesting
that wanting a secure wireless network does not represent the common
case?

> and that an open wireless AP does not imply that
> the users data is accessible,

An open wireless AP where the user expected a secured one (and where the
UI claims they have one) can lead to revealed user data in several
different ways.

> I'm downgrading the severity to important
> as imho this reflects more appropriately the severity of this bug.

Might I suggest instead marking it as grave due to the security
implications but marking it as present in both testing and unstable so
it doesn't affect propagation to testing?

- Josh Triplett




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From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
To: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
Cc: 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:43:20 +1100
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On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 09:42:03PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> On 15.01.2012 21:34, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 08:53:06PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> >> Please attach the output of iwlist scan (from the local computer
> > 
> > Attached as iwlist-scan-leaf.  I tried to create a network
> > "josh-wpa-attempt".
> > 
> >> and the
> >> one you are trying to establish the connection),
> > 
> > Attached as iwlist-scan-n900.
> > 
> >> the output of nm-tool
> > 
> > Attached as nm-tool-leaf
> 
> Seems those attachements are all missing.

Sigh, attached this time.

- Josh Triplett
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[iwlist-scan-n900 (text/plain, attachment)]
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From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
To: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Cc: 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:46:45 +0100
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On 15.01.2012 21:42, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 09:26:39PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
>> severity 655972 important
>> thanks
>>
>> On 15.01.2012 14:49, Josh Triplett wrote:
>>>
>>> Note that creating a network using WEP results in a WEP-"secured"
>>> network, rather than an unsecured network.  This issue only seems to
>>> happen when attempting to create a WPA network.
>>
>> Given that this particular feature (to create a WPA secured accesspoint)
>> is not that often used
> 
> Given that WEP provides almost no security at all, you're suggesting
> that wanting a secure wireless network does not represent the common
> case?

No, what I meant is that the majority of users never use NM to create an
Ad-Hoc wireless network. The common usage of NM is to connect to
infrastructure wireless networks.

>> and that an open wireless AP does not imply that
>> the users data is accessible,
> 
> An open wireless AP where the user expected a secured one (and where the
> UI claims they have one) can lead to revealed user data in several
> different ways.
> 
>> I'm downgrading the severity to important
>> as imho this reflects more appropriately the severity of this bug.
> 
> Might I suggest instead marking it as grave due to the security
> implications but marking it as present in both testing and unstable so
> it doesn't affect propagation to testing?

As the current version in unstable is also in testing, testing
propagation is not affected by this bug anyway.


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From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
To: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>, 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:07:07 +0100
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On 15.01.2012 21:34, Josh Triplett wrote:

>> and a debug log from NetworkManager [1]
> 
> I'll try to supply this later today.

Please include a verbose log of wpa_supplicant. The aforementioned [1]
has instructions for that, too.

Michael

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From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
To: 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Ad-Hoc WPA networks disabled upstream due to kernel bugs
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:18:11 -0700
This seems like a fairly complete explanation of the problem:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=69247a00eacd00617acbf1dfcee8497437b8ad39

So, as soon as all the pieces of NM 0.9.4 make it into Debian, this bug
can get closed, in favor of a bug saying that NM can't create WPA
networks. :)

- Josh Triplett




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From: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>
To: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Cc: 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Ad-Hoc WPA networks disabled upstream due to kernel bugs
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:43:51 +0200
On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 10:18:11AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> This seems like a fairly complete explanation of the problem:
> http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=69247a00eacd00617acbf1dfcee8497437b8ad39
> 
> So, as soon as all the pieces of NM 0.9.4 make it into Debian, this bug
> can get closed, in favor of a bug saying that NM can't create WPA
> networks. :)

0.9.4 is now in Wheezy. Can you confirm that it fixes the bug?

Cheeers,
        Moritz



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From: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
To: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>
Cc: 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Ad-Hoc WPA networks disabled upstream due to kernel bugs
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 07:20:13 -0700
On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 03:43:51PM +0200, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 10:18:11AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > This seems like a fairly complete explanation of the problem:
> > http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=69247a00eacd00617acbf1dfcee8497437b8ad39
> > 
> > So, as soon as all the pieces of NM 0.9.4 make it into Debian, this bug
> > can get closed, in favor of a bug saying that NM can't create WPA
> > networks. :)
> 
> 0.9.4 is now in Wheezy. Can you confirm that it fixes the bug?

Looks like it: I can confirm that NM no longer allows creating an Ad-Hoc
network that uses WPA.

- Josh Triplett



Reply sent to Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:33:11 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Notification sent to Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:33:11 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #70 received at 655972-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>
To: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Cc: 655972-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Ad-Hoc WPA networks disabled upstream due to kernel bugs
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:28:31 +0200
Version: 0.9.4.0-1

On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 07:20:13AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 03:43:51PM +0200, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 10:18:11AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > > This seems like a fairly complete explanation of the problem:
> > > http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=69247a00eacd00617acbf1dfcee8497437b8ad39
> > > 
> > > So, as soon as all the pieces of NM 0.9.4 make it into Debian, this bug
> > > can get closed, in favor of a bug saying that NM can't create WPA
> > > networks. :)
> > 
> > 0.9.4 is now in Wheezy. Can you confirm that it fixes the bug?
> 
> Looks like it: I can confirm that NM no longer allows creating an Ad-Hoc
> network that uses WPA.

Closing, then. (And updating the Debian security tracker)

Cheers,
        Moritz



Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Utopia Maintenance Team <pkg-utopia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#655972; Package network-manager-gnome. (Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:18:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Jonathan Wiltshire <jmw@debian.org>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Utopia Maintenance Team <pkg-utopia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>. (Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:18:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #75 received at 655972@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jonathan Wiltshire <jmw@debian.org>
To: 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:15:02 -0000
Package: network-manager-gnome

Dear maintainer,

Recently you fixed one or more security problems and as a result you closed
this bug. These problems were not serious enough for a Debian Security
Advisory, so they are now on my radar for fixing in the following suites
through point releases:

squeeze (6.0.6) - use target "stable"

Please prepare a minimal-changes upload targetting each of these suites,
and submit a debdiff to the Release Team [0] for consideration. They will
offer additional guidance or instruct you to upload your package.

I will happily assist you at any stage if the patch is straightforward and
you need help. Please keep me in CC at all times so I can
track [1] the progress of this request.

For details of this process and the rationale, please see the original
announcement [2] and my blog post [3].

0: debian-release@lists.debian.org
1: http://prsc.debian.net/tracker/655972/
2: <201101232332.11736.thijs@debian.org>
3: http://deb.li/prsc

Thanks,

with his security hat on:
--
Jonathan Wiltshire                                      jmw@debian.org
Debian Developer                         http://people.debian.org/~jmw

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Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Utopia Maintenance Team <pkg-utopia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#655972; Package network-manager-gnome. (Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:51:06 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Utopia Maintenance Team <pkg-utopia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>. (Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:51:06 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #80 received at 655972@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
To: Jonathan Wiltshire <jmw@debian.org>, 655972@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:48:54 +0200
[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Am 22.08.2012 13:15, schrieb Jonathan Wiltshire:
> Package: network-manager-gnome
> 
> Dear maintainer,
> 
> Recently you fixed one or more security problems and as a result you closed
> this bug. These problems were not serious enough for a Debian Security
> Advisory, so they are now on my radar for fixing in the following suites
> through point releases:

I'm fine with either fixing it via a security or a regular stable
upload. Seems ubuntu did a security upload [1]

> 
> squeeze (6.0.6) - use target "stable"
> 
> Please prepare a minimal-changes upload targetting each of these suites,
> and submit a debdiff to the Release Team [0] for consideration. They will
> offer additional guidance or instruct you to upload your package.
> 
> I will happily assist you at any stage if the patch is straightforward and
> you need help. Please keep me in CC at all times so I can
> track [1] the progress of this request.

There is a patch at [2]. If you want to prepare a stable upload, then
I'm fine with that. Otherwise I'll have a look as soon as I find some time.

cheers,
Michael

[1]
http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/n/network-manager/network-manager_0.8-0ubuntu3.3/changelog
[2]
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/108771223/network-manager_0.8-0ubuntu3.2_0.8-0ubuntu3.3.diff.gz

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Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Utopia Maintenance Team <pkg-utopia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#655972; Package network-manager-gnome. (Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:21:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to Jonathan Wiltshire <jmw@debian.org>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Utopia Maintenance Team <pkg-utopia-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>. (Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:21:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #85 received at 655972@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jonathan Wiltshire <jmw@debian.org>
To: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
Cc: <655972@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Re: [Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#655972: Creating a new wireless network with WPA results in an unsecured network instead
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:09:45 +0100
On 2012-08-22 15:48, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 22.08.2012 13:15, schrieb Jonathan Wiltshire:
>> Package: network-manager-gnome
>
> There is a patch at [2]. If you want to prepare a stable upload, then
> I'm fine with that. Otherwise I'll have a look as soon as I find some 
> time.
>

It would be great if you could prepare an upload when you are ready. 
I'm dreadfully short of time at the moment, though I will find some if 
you need assistance.

Thanks,

-- 
Jonathan Wiltshire                                      jmw@debian.org
Debian Developer                         http://people.debian.org/~jmw

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Bug reassigned from package 'network-manager-gnome' to 'network-manager'. Request was from Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:36:14 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


No longer marked as found in versions network-manager-applet/0.9.2.0-1. Request was from Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:36:15 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


No longer marked as fixed in versions 0.9.4.0-1. Request was from Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:36:15 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Marked as found in versions network-manager/0.8.1-6+squeeze1 and reopened. Request was from Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:36:16 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Marked as fixed in versions network-manager/0.9.4.0-1. Request was from Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> to control@bugs.debian.org. (Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:36:16 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Reply sent to Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:51:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Notification sent to Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:51:03 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #100 received at 655972-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
To: 655972-close@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#655972: fixed in network-manager 0.8.1-6+squeeze2
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:47:04 +0000
Source: network-manager
Source-Version: 0.8.1-6+squeeze2

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
network-manager, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 655972@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> (supplier of updated network-manager package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
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