GLSA-201707-09 : GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201707-09 GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet discovered that GNOME applet for NetworkManager incorrectly checked permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks...

GNOME applet for NetworkManager: Arbitrary file read/write

Background GNOME applet for NetworkManager is a GTK+ 3 front-end which works under Xorg environments with a systray. Description Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet discovered that GNOME applet for NetworkManager incorrectly checked permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks. Impact...