QID 671080

Date Published: 2021-11-29

QID 671080: EulerOS Security Update for NetworkManager (EulerOS-SA-2019-2698)

Networkmanager is a system service that manages network interfaces and connections based on user or automatic configuration.
It supports ethernet, bridge, bond, vlan, team, infiniband, wi-fi, mobile broadband (wwan), pppoe and other devices, and supports a variety of different vpn services.
Security fix(es): gnome networkmanager version 1.10.2 and earlier contains a information exposure (cwe-200) vulnerability in dns resolver that can result in private dns queries leaked to local network's dns servers, while on vpn.
This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in some ubuntu 16.04 packages were fixed, but later updates removed the fix.
Cf.
Https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1754671 an upstream fix does not appear to be available at this time.(cve-2018-1000135)

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An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2019-2698 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 671080

    CVE-2018-1000135 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    EulerOS-SA-2019-2698 EulerOS V2.0SP5 URL Logo developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2019-2698
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