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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 2, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2011-2176

CVE-2011-2176

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.

Affected products

16
  • GNOME Foundation/Networkmanager16 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.8.4
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

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References

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