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RHEL 8 : NetworkManager (RHSA-2020:3011)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 138806
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for NetworkManager.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:3011 advisory.NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services.
Security Fix(es):
* NetworkManager: user configuration not honoured leaving the connection unauthenticated via insecure defaults (CVE-2020-10754)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* NetworkManager doesn't reconnect after DHCP failure (BZ#1843357)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL NetworkManager package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:3011.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?f7c312d5
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3011
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 138806
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-3011.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/21/2020
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10754
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-ovs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-team, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-wwan, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-wifi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-tui, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-config-connectivity-redhat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-cloud-setup, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-libnm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-ppp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-adsl, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-config-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-dispatcher-routing-rules, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:networkmanager-libnm-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-10754