CVE-2011-3364 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands via newline injection in network connection names if PolicyKit allows connection creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3364?
CVE-2011-3364 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Nov 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the svEscape function in settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/shvar.c in the ifcfg-rh plug-in for GNOME NetworkManager 0.9.1, 0.9.0, 0.8.1, and possibly other versions, when PolicyKit is configured to allow users to create new connections, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a newline character in the name for a new network connection, which is not properly handled when writing to the ifcfg file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3364?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (6)
NetworkManager Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.3 |
NetworkManager-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.3 |
NetworkManager-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.3 |
NetworkManager-glib Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.3 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.3 |
NetworkManager-gnome Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:0.8.1-9.el6_1.3 |
Products include Gnome Ifcfg-Rh Plug-In.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3364?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2011-3364 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3364 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-89wj-8hfp-9mjq, RHSA-2011:1338.