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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201509-05
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: NetworkManager: Denial of Service
Date: September 24, 2015
Bugs: #545980
ID: 201509-05

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Synopsis
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Improper handling of Router Advertisements in NetworkManager could
cause a Denial of Service condition in IPv6 network stacks.

Background
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NetworkManager is an universal network configuration daemon for
laptops, desktops, servers and virtualization hosts.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/networkmanager < 1.0.2 >= 1.0.2

Description
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IPv6 Neighbour Discovery ICMP broadcast containing a non-route with a
low hop limit causes a Denial of Service by lowering the hop limit on
existing IPv6 routes in NetworkManager.

Impact
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A remote attacker on the same network segment could cause a Denial of
Service condition in NetworkManager

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All NetworkManager users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/networkmanager-1.0.2”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-2924
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2924

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201509-05

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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