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CVE-2016-0764 json

Race condition in Network Manager before 1.0.12 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red…

published 2017-07-14 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-0781

cvss
6.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Race condition in Network Manager before 1.0.12 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 allows local users to obtain sensitive connection information by reading temporary files during ifcfg and keyfile changes.

Patch / fix

  • network-manager Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.91-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0764

  • NetworkManager RHEL 7 1:1.4.0-12.el7
  • libnl3 RHEL 7 3.2.28-2.el7
  • libnma RHEL 7 1.4.0-2.el7
  • libnm-gtk RHEL 7 1.4.0-2.el7
  • libnl3-cli RHEL 7 3.2.28-2.el7
  • NetworkManager-tui RHEL 7 1:1.4.0-12.el7
  • NetworkManager-adsl RHEL 7 1:1.4.0-12.el7
  • NetworkManager-glib RHEL 7 1:1.4.0-12.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:2581

  • NetworkManager openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.4.2-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10152-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-0764 updated cvss 2.1

NetworkManager: Race condition allowing info leak

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 NetworkManager, NetworkManager-glib, NetworkManager-gnome
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libnma 1.4.0-2.el7, libnl3 3.2.28-2.el7, libnm-gtk 1.4.0-2.el7, libnl3-cli 3.2.28-2.el7, NetworkManager 1.4.0-12.el7, NetworkManager-tui 1.4.0-12.el7, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) network-manager-applet 1.4.0-2.el7, NetworkManager-config-server 1.4.0-12.el7, NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules 1.4.0-12.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libnma 1.4.0-2.el7, libnl3 3.2.28-2.el7, libnm-gtk 1.4.0-2.el7, libnl3-cli 3.2.28-2.el7, NetworkManager 1.4.0-12.el7, NetworkManager-tui 1.4.0-12.el7, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) network-manager-applet 1.4.0-2.el7, NetworkManager-config-server 1.4.0-12.el7, NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules 1.4.0-12.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libnma 1.4.0-2.el7, libnl3 3.2.28-2.el7, libnm-gtk 1.4.0-2.el7, libnl3-cli 3.2.28-2.el7, NetworkManager 1.4.0-12.el7, NetworkManager-tui 1.4.0-12.el7, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) NetworkManager-adsl 1.4.0-12.el7, network-manager-applet 1.4.0-2.el7, NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules 1.4.0-12.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libnma 1.4.0-2.el7, libnl3 3.2.28-2.el7, libnm-gtk 1.4.0-2.el7, libnl3-cli 3.2.28-2.el7, NetworkManager 1.4.0-12.el7, NetworkManager-tui 1.4.0-12.el7, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) network-manager-applet 1.4.0-2.el7, NetworkManager-config-server 1.4.0-12.el7, NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules 1.4.0-12.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2581
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 NetworkManager
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.