Vigil@nce - NetworkManager VPN plugin for SSH: privilege escalation
April 2020 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/computer-vulnerability
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Fedora.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: administrator access/rights, privileged
access/rights, user access/rights.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 25/02/2020.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass restrictions of NetworkManager VPN plugin
for SSH, in order to escalate his privileges.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/NetworkManager-VPN-plugin-for-SSH-privilege-escalation-31678