Description
GNOME NetworkManager before 0.7.0.99 does not properly verify privileges for dbus (1) modify and (2) delete requests, which allows local users to change or remove the network connections of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors related to org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings and at_console.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | network-manager-applet | 0.7.0.99-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | network-manager-applet | 0.7.0.99-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | network-manager-applet | 0.7.0.99-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | NetworkManager +4 | 1:0.7.0-4.el5_3 | RHSA-2009:0361 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2009:0361 Red Hat Security Advisory: NetworkManager security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- USN-727-1 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8931 vdb-entry signature
- 33966 vdb-entry
- networkmanager-dbus-security-bypass(49063) vdb-entry
- 34067 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487752
- 1021909 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SR:2009:009 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2009:013 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2009:0361 vendor-advisory
- 34473 third-party-advisory