USN-3217-1: network-manager-applet vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3217-1

7th March, 2017

network-manager-applet vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

• Ubuntu 16.10



• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS



• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS



• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software description

• network-manager-applet
  - GNOME frontend for NetworkManager
  
  

Details

It was discovered that network-manager-applet incorrectly checked
permissions when connecting to certain wireless networks. A local attacker
could use this issue at the login screen to access local files.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.10:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

To update your system, please follow these instructions: