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- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4253-1
[email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
July 23, 2018
https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : network-manager-vpnc
CVE ID : CVE-2018-10900
Debian Bug : 904255
Denis Andzakovic discovered that network-manager-vpnc, a plugin to
provide VPNC support for NetworkManager, is prone to a privilege
escalation vulnerability. A newline character can be used to inject a
Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to vpnc,
allowing a local user with privileges to modify a system connection to
execute arbitrary commands as root.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.4-4+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your network-manager-vpnc packages.
For the detailed security status of network-manager-vpnc please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/network-manager-vpnc
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:
https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list:
[email protected]
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