Source: network-manager-vpnc Version: 1.2.4-1 Severity: grave Tags: patch security upstream
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for network-manager-vpnc. CVE-2018-10900[0]: local privilege escalation A user with enough privileges to create the vpnc connection entry (group netdev for instance), can use the flaw in network-manager-vpnc to escalate privileges. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-10900 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-10900 [1] https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc Update for stretch is already in preparation. Regards, Salvatore