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RedHat Update for NetworkManager and libnl3 RHSA-2017:2299-01

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Red Hat Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.6

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'NetworkManager and libnl3' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Insight

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 libnl3 packages contain a convenience library that simplifies using the Linux kernel's Netlink sockets interface for network manipulation. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: NetworkManager (1.8.0), network-manager-applet (1.8.0). (BZ#1413312, BZ#1414103, BZ#1441621) Security Fix(es) in the libnl3 component: * An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in the libnl library. An attacker could use this flaw to cause an application compiled with libnl to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running such an application. (CVE-2017-0553) Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Affected Software

Affected Software

NetworkManager and libnl3 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please Install the Updated Packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)