| Name | CVE-2025-9615 |
| Description | A flaw was found in NetworkManager. The NetworkManager package allows access to files that may belong to other users. NetworkManager allows non-root users to configure the system's network. The daemon runs with root privileges and can access files owned by users different from the one who added the connection. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| network-manager (PTS) | bullseye | 1.30.6-1+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.42.4-1+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 1.52.1-1 | vulnerable |
| forky | 1.54.3-1 | fixed |
| sid | 1.54.3-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| network-manager | source | (unstable) | 1.54.3-1 | | | |
Notes
[trixie] - network-manager <ignored> (Intrusive and needs update across the VPN plugin ecosystem to keep them functional)
[bookworm] - network-manager <ignored> (Intrusive and needs update across the VPN plugin ecosystem to keep them functional)
[bullseye] - network-manager <ignored> (Intrusive and needs update across the VPN plugin ecosystem to keep them functional)
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2324
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/issues/1809 (not yet public)
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2327 (nm-1-52 backport)
The issue is in network-manager and the CVE associated with it. A patched
network-manager daemon will refuse to activating the private connections from plugins
without the fix. The VPN plugins need a corresponding update to keep then functional
when private connections are configured.