SB2020052919 - Fedora 31 update for NetworkManager
Published: May 29, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020052919
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10754)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.