- Issued:
- 2009-09-02
- Updated:
- 2009-09-02
RHBA-2009:1389 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
NetworkManager bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated NetworkManager packages that fix several bugs are now available.
Description
NetworkManager is a network link manager that attempts to keep a wired or
wireless network connection active at all times.
These updated NetworkManager packages provide the following fixes:
- NetworkManager allowed users to create completely insecure ad-hoc
wireless networks and indeed, the default security setting for wifi sharing
was "none". Because of this default setting and because NetworkManager did
not warn users of the potential security risks, users could unwittingly
compromise the security of their computers. Now, NetworkManager uses "WEP
Passphrase" as the default security option for creating a new wifi network,
and allows administrators to disable users' ability to share wifi
connections without security in place, or their ability to share wifi
connections at all. These measures make it less likely that a user could
inadvertently compromise a sensitive system. (BZ#496247)
- accessing the context (right-click) menu of the NetworkManager GNOME
applet could trigger the GNOME Keyring Unlock dialog to appear, after which
no X11 applications could receive keyboard or mouse events. Now,
NetworkManager closes the context menu before requesting keyring items, and
therefore avoids this situation. (BZ#476020)
- NetworkManager did not export VPN configurations. When a user selected
this function, NetworkManager would present an error message: "VPN setting
invalid", even for a connection with valid settings. Network manager now
exports VPN connections correctly. (BZ#485345)
- due to faulty logic in the code, nm-applet would choose the lowest signal
strength of all APs of the same SSID in the area and display this strength
in the menu to represent the signal strength for that SSID. NetworkManager
now correctly calculates wireless signal strength when multiple access
points with the same SSID are present. (BZ#485477)
- when NetworkManager fails to connect to a wifi network, it re-prompts the
user for the passphrase for that network. Previously, NetworkManager did
not retain the original text of the passphrase entered by the user.
Therefore, when users selected the "Show password" option so that they
could see what they had typed after a failed connection attempt,
NetworkManager displayed the passphrase in hexadecimal form. NetworkManager
now retains the original text of the passphrase and displays the original
passphrase instead of a hexadecimal string when the user selects the "Show
password" option. (BZ#466509)
- NetworkManager has its own internal method of starting loopback devices,
and does not use the configuration settings stored in
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo. Previously, NetworkManager would
produce an error, alerting users that the configuration settings were
ignored. This error message could mislead users to think that a problem had
occurred. Now, NetworkManager does not present this error message to the
user, and avoids the potential confusion. (BZ#484060)
- the NetworkManager package requires wpa_supplicant, but previously
omitted the Epoch term for the wpa_supplicant package. Consequently,
installing NetworkManager did not ensure that a suitable version of
wpa_supplicant was installed on the system. Now, the NetworkManager package
specifies the epoch for the version of wpa_supplicant that it requires.
(BZ#468688)
- NetworkManager displayed configuration options for VPN even when no VPN
software was installed on the system. This could mislead users to think
that they could make VPN connections in situations when it was not possible
to make these connections. Now, the VPN submenu is hidden if no VPN
services are installed on the system, avoiding the potential confusion.
(BZ#464604)
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated NetworkManager packages,
which provide these fixes.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 466509 - When prompted for a passphrase after a failure to connect, it's in hex and not the original text you entered
- BZ - 485345 - Cannot export VPN connection
- BZ - 485477 - Incorrect nm-applet menu signal strength with multiple APs
- BZ - 486688 - Missing epoch in requires for wpa_supplicant in the NetworkManager package
- BZ - 496247 - NetworkManager-0.7 onwards lets you create ad-hoc network with no security
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b43b69f493ff1172295ca94de276cd9edfc9f15df975bfa2190dcc17e45eb446 |
x86_64 | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ecef6cfe2b88c1bfc1ac2c0b660e50ebf5647e305b9ce695b8d29b7da1fbd079 |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 84ed80b37642374ad15828bba584d18498a85c1e906470ed40f37a293732db03 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 944d6d0209d7a447a08fee11481410a791a797c2432bd1494db6ce5b22a718c0 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a5679e2277c9faf0382c9d2cbb1e7addad129242b1e225bbb19c91598d67d0ae |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 23e5cedd71b5a00276c85d8ef5e70cd2c4719014e92edc4ab8e40797cd874db8 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 162440acc8fd61e9799dfa44b1976813c5a7a2458fb4966e7b768bf5685b1f85 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 9b0460db5d2d9ce106f94c6f8d71136828cfd6ee48b5feb4bcda223e93b99fa9 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f408c19cf330533ca2c39277f1413e9eac50400ed3afa10a514f85be6d165d81 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 99181e10a98481fa4e6da681440990c96d2cb4810b4ec4ca310924a039ccb7c3 |
ia64 | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ab4e2361ca64633ef26db8c6fcbbd07a2d7b29cae0027c9d6127eed73151bb8a |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 870f01bca17688bdf14c50cde99be163d527554e4907b9aed8274f9de4ab3434 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: bbf0a40a73a86a97a085d2c0c3471a1516cc9d6a6c61abe467adb57b0d6177ae |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: bc4bf63623a0f31901a2f8a4d678ccb59fc1179d61f2c77cf15736eeabd55498 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 47b78d7348b1fbb138650750971703e4a092de8ccf511e3caee8bfbe9327c03a |
i386 | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ecef6cfe2b88c1bfc1ac2c0b660e50ebf5647e305b9ce695b8d29b7da1fbd079 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 944d6d0209d7a447a08fee11481410a791a797c2432bd1494db6ce5b22a718c0 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 23e5cedd71b5a00276c85d8ef5e70cd2c4719014e92edc4ab8e40797cd874db8 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 9b0460db5d2d9ce106f94c6f8d71136828cfd6ee48b5feb4bcda223e93b99fa9 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 02dd9268adcf94242fedc761a6ba114af6af1149b3dd73d1c7fd0579e729b7c0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b43b69f493ff1172295ca94de276cd9edfc9f15df975bfa2190dcc17e45eb446 |
x86_64 | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ecef6cfe2b88c1bfc1ac2c0b660e50ebf5647e305b9ce695b8d29b7da1fbd079 |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 84ed80b37642374ad15828bba584d18498a85c1e906470ed40f37a293732db03 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 944d6d0209d7a447a08fee11481410a791a797c2432bd1494db6ce5b22a718c0 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a5679e2277c9faf0382c9d2cbb1e7addad129242b1e225bbb19c91598d67d0ae |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 23e5cedd71b5a00276c85d8ef5e70cd2c4719014e92edc4ab8e40797cd874db8 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 162440acc8fd61e9799dfa44b1976813c5a7a2458fb4966e7b768bf5685b1f85 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 9b0460db5d2d9ce106f94c6f8d71136828cfd6ee48b5feb4bcda223e93b99fa9 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f408c19cf330533ca2c39277f1413e9eac50400ed3afa10a514f85be6d165d81 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 99181e10a98481fa4e6da681440990c96d2cb4810b4ec4ca310924a039ccb7c3 |
i386 | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ecef6cfe2b88c1bfc1ac2c0b660e50ebf5647e305b9ce695b8d29b7da1fbd079 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 944d6d0209d7a447a08fee11481410a791a797c2432bd1494db6ce5b22a718c0 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 23e5cedd71b5a00276c85d8ef5e70cd2c4719014e92edc4ab8e40797cd874db8 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 9b0460db5d2d9ce106f94c6f8d71136828cfd6ee48b5feb4bcda223e93b99fa9 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 02dd9268adcf94242fedc761a6ba114af6af1149b3dd73d1c7fd0579e729b7c0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b43b69f493ff1172295ca94de276cd9edfc9f15df975bfa2190dcc17e45eb446 |
x86_64 | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ecef6cfe2b88c1bfc1ac2c0b660e50ebf5647e305b9ce695b8d29b7da1fbd079 |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 84ed80b37642374ad15828bba584d18498a85c1e906470ed40f37a293732db03 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 23e5cedd71b5a00276c85d8ef5e70cd2c4719014e92edc4ab8e40797cd874db8 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 162440acc8fd61e9799dfa44b1976813c5a7a2458fb4966e7b768bf5685b1f85 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 99181e10a98481fa4e6da681440990c96d2cb4810b4ec4ca310924a039ccb7c3 |
i386 | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ecef6cfe2b88c1bfc1ac2c0b660e50ebf5647e305b9ce695b8d29b7da1fbd079 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 23e5cedd71b5a00276c85d8ef5e70cd2c4719014e92edc4ab8e40797cd874db8 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 02dd9268adcf94242fedc761a6ba114af6af1149b3dd73d1c7fd0579e729b7c0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b43b69f493ff1172295ca94de276cd9edfc9f15df975bfa2190dcc17e45eb446 |
ppc | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: e92a51ce13293fffcbecf24a3a5b17230c33a0457162862993fcd42bd9c41538 |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 26a1aa94dcc909ba4bdda3e7a81f05010f14a30c5c5aa21b19b4381b98a584c6 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: ee2be5af716902e2af3beaa41e02e5123012c59e5c44308d0427efe6ed655d0d |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 3adf904eba33bef3b87a2809a86527238cd490b19517c5540605ad77ab239e91 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 98cc5a2fc60dedb9975cab11c9e249f90eb4249d58e59379e947fed2c619fb9c |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 2c97729c6d0bb80ad4cdb513b50a09abd0b6507d4fbc280f172aa8ebd33f4c63 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 1e32c0124257e353cd2c5d902638093434e3cd0a4069c9ae29b18c1e4b7a1ede |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: 44f7a94f95aa17f9f2d669ce65c6053697ca581173498220ef8b3ba240c06e1f |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: b674e79aaeaa0327ebb6d82b8dd5c3f2d181f54c7a104ba9ec3cf86f7a5c4124 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b43b69f493ff1172295ca94de276cd9edfc9f15df975bfa2190dcc17e45eb446 |
x86_64 | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ecef6cfe2b88c1bfc1ac2c0b660e50ebf5647e305b9ce695b8d29b7da1fbd079 |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 84ed80b37642374ad15828bba584d18498a85c1e906470ed40f37a293732db03 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 944d6d0209d7a447a08fee11481410a791a797c2432bd1494db6ce5b22a718c0 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a5679e2277c9faf0382c9d2cbb1e7addad129242b1e225bbb19c91598d67d0ae |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 23e5cedd71b5a00276c85d8ef5e70cd2c4719014e92edc4ab8e40797cd874db8 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 162440acc8fd61e9799dfa44b1976813c5a7a2458fb4966e7b768bf5685b1f85 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 9b0460db5d2d9ce106f94c6f8d71136828cfd6ee48b5feb4bcda223e93b99fa9 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f408c19cf330533ca2c39277f1413e9eac50400ed3afa10a514f85be6d165d81 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 99181e10a98481fa4e6da681440990c96d2cb4810b4ec4ca310924a039ccb7c3 |
i386 | |
NetworkManager-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: ecef6cfe2b88c1bfc1ac2c0b660e50ebf5647e305b9ce695b8d29b7da1fbd079 |
NetworkManager-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 944d6d0209d7a447a08fee11481410a791a797c2432bd1494db6ce5b22a718c0 |
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 23e5cedd71b5a00276c85d8ef5e70cd2c4719014e92edc4ab8e40797cd874db8 |
NetworkManager-glib-devel-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 9b0460db5d2d9ce106f94c6f8d71136828cfd6ee48b5feb4bcda223e93b99fa9 |
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.0-9.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 02dd9268adcf94242fedc761a6ba114af6af1149b3dd73d1c7fd0579e729b7c0 |
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