CVE-2008-2359

The default configuration of consolehelper in system-config-network before 1.5.10-1 on Fedora 8 lacks the USER=root directive, which allows local users of the workstation console to gain privileges and change the network configuration.

🔗 References (8)

• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/30399
• secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448557
• secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42867
• secalert@redhathttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00974.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30399
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448557
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42867
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00974.html