USN-2581-1: NetworkManager vulnerability

28 April 2015

NetworkManager would allow unintended access to files and modem device configuration.

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Details

Tavis Ormandy discovered that NetworkManager incorrectly filtered paths
when requested to read modem device contexts. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to bypass privileges and manipulate modem device
configuration or read arbitrary files.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04
Ubuntu 14.10
Ubuntu 14.04

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

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