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Information Exposure Affecting NetworkManager-wifi package, versions <1:1.12.0-6.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-NETWORKMANAGERWIFI-7994712
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed20 Mar 2018
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Introduced: 20 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1000135  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 NetworkManager-wifi to version 1:1.12.0-6.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHBA-2018:3207.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream NetworkManager-wifi package and not the NetworkManager-wifi package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.