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.
Find out more about CVE-2016-0764 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (NetworkManager) | RHSA-2016:2581 | 2016-11-03 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | NetworkManager | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | NetworkManager | Not affected |
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