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TITLE:
NetworkManager PolicyKit "auth_admin" Enforcement Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44858

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-06-23

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DESCRIPTION:
A weakness has been reported in NetworkManager, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The weakness is caused due to the application not honouring
PolicyKit's "auth_admin" action element and can be exploited to
create an unsecured Ad-Hoc wireless network.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the GIT repository.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported in a Red Hat bug.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662

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