GNOME NetworkManager AdHoc Wireless Security Vulnerability

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Updated on:

Affected Systems:
Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64
Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Linux 10.04
Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 54211
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2012-2736

GNOME NetworkManager provides interfaces on the system bus.

GNOME NetworkManager has a security vulnerability in implementation. You can access AdHoc wireless networks without the need for a WPA key.

<* Source: Josh Triplett (josh@freedesktop.org)
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Suggestion:
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Vendor patch:

Ubuntu
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The vendor has released a patch to fix this security problem. Please download it from the vendor's homepage:

Http://www.ubuntulinux.org/