Description
A flaw was found in the libreswan client plugin for NetworkManager (NetkworkManager-libreswan), where it fails to properly sanitize the VPN configuration from the local unprivileged user. In this configuration, composed by a key-value format, the plugin fails to escape special characters, leading the application to interpret values as keys. One of the most critical parameters that could be abused by a malicious user is the `leftupdown`key. This key takes an executable command as a value and is used to specify what executes as a callback in NetworkManager-libreswan to retrieve configuration settings back to NetworkManager. As NetworkManager uses Polkit to allow an unprivileged user to control the system's network configuration, a malicious actor could achieve local privilege escalation and potential code execution as root in the targeted machine by creating a malicious configuration.
INFO
Published Date :
2024-10-22T12:14:31.701Z
Last Modified :
2025-11-20T07:34:26.744Z
Source :
redhat
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-9050 vulnerability.
| Vendors | Products |
|---|---|
| Redhat |
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