# CVE-2011-2176: GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth\_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-09-02 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/NEWS?h=NM_0_8
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025711
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063665.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0930.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44858

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