Description
GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Published: 2011-09-02
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-2168 GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors.
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Gnome Networkmanager
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:53:17.057Z

Reserved: 2011-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-2176

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-09-02T23:55:04.927

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-2176

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-06-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2176 - Bugzilla

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