CVE-2008-2359

CVE-2008-2359 affects Fedora 8 where the default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network prior to 1.5.10-1 lacks the USER=root directive. This allows local workstation users to gain privileges and alter network configuration. The issue is documented in multiple connected sources (...

CVE-2008-2359

The default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network before 1.5.10-1 on Fedora 8 lacks the USER=root directive, which allows local users of the workstation console to gain privileges and change the network configuration...