{"id":"MGASA-2024-0356","summary":"Updated networkmanager-libreswan packages fix security vulnerability","details":"A flaw was found in the libreswan client plugin for NetworkManager\n(NetkworkManager-libreswan), where it fails to properly sanitize the VPN\nconfiguration from the local unprivileged user. In this configuration,\ncomposed by a key-value format, the plugin fails to escape special\ncharacters, leading the application to interpret values as keys. One of\nthe most critical parameters that could be abused by a malicious user is\nthe \"leftupdown\" key. This key takes an executable command as a value and\nis used to specify what executes as a callback in\nNetworkManager-libreswan to retrieve configuration settings back to\nNetworkManager. As NetworkManager uses Polkit to allow an unprivileged\nuser to control the system's network configuration, a malicious actor\ncould achieve local privilege escalation and potential code execution as\nroot in the targeted machine by creating a malicious configuration.\n(CVE-2024-9050)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:40:58.305299240Z","published":"2024-11-12T19:53:59Z","upstream":["CVE-2024-9050"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0356.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33709"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/25/1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"networkmanager-libreswan","ecosystem":"Mageia:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/networkmanager-libreswan?arch=source&distro=mageia-9"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.24-1.mga9"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0356.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}