ALSA-2021:1574

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-1574.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:1574.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2021:1574
Related
Published
2021-05-18T05:33:20Z
Modified
2021-08-11T08:54:00Z
Summary
Moderate: NetworkManager and libnma security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Details

NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband (WWAN), and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services.

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: NetworkManager (1.30.0). (BZ#1878783)

Security Fix(es):

  • NetworkManager: Profile with match.path setting triggers crash (CVE-2021-20297)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / NetworkManager-libnm-devel

Package

Name
NetworkManager-libnm-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:1.30.0-7.el8

AlmaLinux:8 / libnma-devel

Package

Name
libnma-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.30-2.el8