USN-3217-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3217-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3217-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3217-1

Published

2017-03-07T17:32:32Z

Modified

2026-04-22T09:31:56.559531Z

Summary

network-manager-applet vulnerability

Details

Frederic Bardy and Quentin Biguenet 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / network-manager-applet

Package

Name: network-manager-applet
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/network-manager-applet@0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.5?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.5

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.8.0-1ubuntu5

0.9.8.0-1ubuntu6

0.9.8.0-1ubuntu7

0.9.8.4-1ubuntu1

0.9.8.4-1ubuntu2

0.9.8.4-1ubuntu3

0.9.8.8-0ubuntu1

0.9.8.8-0ubuntu2

0.9.8.8-0ubuntu3

0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4

0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.1

0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.2

0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.3

0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0",
            "binary_version": "0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnm-gtk-common",
            "binary_version": "0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnm-gtk0",
            "binary_version": "0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "network-manager-gnome",
            "binary_version": "0.9.8.8-0ubuntu4.5"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3217-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / network-manager-applet

Package

Name: network-manager-applet
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/network-manager-applet@1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.10.1-0ubuntu7

1.*

1.0.4-0ubuntu1

1.0.6-2ubuntu2

1.0.6-2ubuntu3

1.0.6-2ubuntu4

1.0.10-1ubuntu1

1.1.93-1ubuntu1

1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4

1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-nma-1.0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-nmgtk-1.0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnm-gtk-common",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnm-gtk0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnma-common",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libnma0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "network-manager-gnome",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3217-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}