Description
A flaw was found in NetworkManager-fortisslvpn, the FortiSSLVPN plugin for NetworkManager. The nm-fortisslvpn-service improperly handles carriage-return/line-feed (CR/LF) characters in VPN connection profile credentials. A local unprivileged user can exploit this by crafting a malicious VPN profile to inject additional configuration directives. This can lead to arbitrary code execution with root privileges when the crafted VPN connection is activated.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNOME | NetworkManager-fortisslvpn | — | — |
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 12 | network-manager-fortisslvpn | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | network-manager-fortisslvpn | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | network-manager-fortisslvpn | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | network-manager-fortisslvpn | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | network-manager-fortisslvpn | No fix yet | — |