Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-2299-01 - NetworkManager is a system network service that manages network devices and connections, attempting to keep active network connectivity when available. Its capabilities include managing Ethernet, wireless, mobile broadband, and PPPoE devices, as well as providing VPN integration with a variety of different VPN services. The libnl3 packages contain a convenience library that simplifies using the Linux kernel's Netlink sockets interface for network manipulation. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: NetworkManager, network-manager-applet.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 3311-2 - USN-3311-1 fixed a vulnerability in libnl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. It was discovered that libnl incorrectly handled memory when performing certain operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libnl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 3311-1 - It was discovered that libnl incorrectly handled memory when performing certain operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libnl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
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