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CVE-2011-1943

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-06-14 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-532

Description

The destroy_one_secret function in nm-setting-vpn.c in libnm-util in the NetworkManager package 0.8.999-3.git20110526 in Fedora 15 creates a log entry containing a certificate password, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.

Affected products

• Fedoraproject Fedora: 15
• GNOME NetworkManager: before 0.8.9997 — fixed in 0.8.9997

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GNOME NetworkManager 0.8.9997. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=78ce088843d59d4494965bfc40b30a2e63d065f6
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708876
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057
• http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=78ce088843d59d4494965bfc40b30a2e63d065f6
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708876
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057

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