Fedora 31 update for NetworkManager



| Updated: 2025-04-25
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-10754
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

NetworkManager
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU34363

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10754

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

It was found that nmcli, a command line interface to NetworkManager did not honour 802-1x.ca-path and 802-1x.phase2-ca-path settings, when creating a new profile. When a user connects to a network using this profile, the authentication does not happen and the connection is made insecurely.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 31

NetworkManager: before 1.20.12-1.fc31

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-ace543feff


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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