NetworkManager: Race condition allowing info leak
Published Jul 14, 2017
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.26%
Description
Race condition in Network Manager before 1.0.12 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows local users to obtain sensitive connection information by reading temporary files during ifcfg and keyfile changes.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0.8
Running on/with
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
NetworkManager-1:1.4.0-12.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2581
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
NetworkManager-libreswan-0:1.2.4-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2581
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libnl3-0:3.2.28-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2581
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
network-manager-applet-0:1.4.0-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:2581
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
NetworkManager
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
NetworkManager
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | NetworkManager-1:1.4.0-12.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2581 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | NetworkManager-libreswan-0:1.2.4-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2581 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libnl3-0:3.2.28-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2581 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | network-manager-applet-0:1.4.0-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2581 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | NetworkManager | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | NetworkManager | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 16.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 17.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00035) | 6.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 32.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 30.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 28.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2581.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0764 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324025 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2016-April/msg00000.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0764
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0764
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2581.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0764 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324025 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2016-April/msg00000.html | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0764 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0764 |
Change history (0)
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