Updated the Status to "FixReleased" as it's not possible to do this
anymore on the latest 16.04 LTS release with NetworkManager 1.2.x, as
guest users no longer have sufficient permission to add new connections.
Retrofitting this to the version of NM in 14.04 might be a challenging as the
version
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: Triaged => Won't Fix
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: Won't Fix => Fix Released
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released => Incomplete
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Title:
Guest user can use arbitrary MAC addresses
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Well, I don't think I'd expect a guest to be able to set an arbitrary IP
either.
As for 'if you've got physical access all is lost' - that makes a lot of
assumptions.
For example in a school or something the actual machines and cabling might be in
a security case with the cabling trunked down.
A
I'm not quite sure how this is different than being able to collide with
another IP address on the network. Both will allow a guest user to
possibly cause a network outage.
Besides, the guest user requires physical access to be used. If you have
physical access, you can most likely unplug the netw
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
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