CVE-2016-0764: redhat networkmanager
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-0764 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) vulnerability in redhat networkmanager. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 14-07-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.2MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.2MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
18%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.26% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat30 products
- networkmanager≤ 1.0.8
- libnl3< 0:3.2.28-2.el7
- libnl3-cli< 0:3.2.28-2.el7
- libnl3-debuginfo< 0:3.2.28-2.el7
- libnl3-devel< 0:3.2.28-2.el7
Debian1 product
- network-manager< 1.1.91-1
Mageia1 product
- networkmanager< 1.0.12-1.1.mga5
Ubuntu1 product
- network-manager< 1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | < 1.10.4-1ubuntu3
4 vendors · 33 products
