Description
A flaw was found in NetworkManager-iodine, the iodine VPN plugin for NetworkManager. A local unprivileged user can exploit a vulnerability in how the 'nameserver' setting is processed when establishing an iodine VPN connection. By embedding shell metacharacters (special characters that can execute commands) in the 'nameserver' value, an attacker can inject and execute arbitrary commands. These commands run with root privileges before the application drops its elevated permissions, leading to local privilege escalation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNOME | NetworkManager-iodine | — | — |
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 13 | network-manager-iodine | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | network-manager-iodine | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | network-manager-iodine | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | network-manager-iodine | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | network-manager-iodine | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | network-manager-iodine | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | network-manager-iodine | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | network-manager-iodine | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | network-manager-iodine | No fix yet | — |