SB20200310112 - Improper Certificate Validation in Debian Linux
Published: March 10, 2020 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB20200310112
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1096)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
NetworkManager 0.9 and earlier allows local users to use other users' certificates or private keys when making a connection via the file path when adding a new connection.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/02/3
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1096
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=793329
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1096
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1096
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-1096