{"id":"USN-3807-1","summary":"network-manager vulnerability","details":"Felix Wilhelm discovered that the NetworkManager internal DHCPv6 client\nincorrectly handled certain DHCPv6 messages. In non-default configurations\nwhere the internal DHCP client is enabled, an attacker on the same network\ncould use this issue to cause NetworkManager to crash, resulting in a\ndenial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n","modified":"2026-04-22T09:50:56.409571Z","published":"2018-11-05T14:40:57Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15688"],"upstream":["CVE-2018-15688","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15688"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3807-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15688"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"network-manager","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/network-manager@1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"}]}],"versions":["1.0.4-0ubuntu5","1.0.4-0ubuntu6","1.0.4-0ubuntu7","1.0.4-0ubuntu8","1.0.4-0ubuntu9","1.0.4-0ubuntu10","1.1.93-0ubuntu2","1.1.93-0ubuntu3","1.1.93-0ubuntu4","1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2","1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4","1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1","1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","binary_name":"gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0"},{"binary_version":"1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","binary_name":"libnm-glib-vpn1"},{"binary_version":"1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","binary_name":"libnm-glib4"},{"binary_version":"1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","binary_name":"libnm-util2"},{"binary_version":"1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","binary_name":"libnm0"},{"binary_version":"1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3","binary_name":"network-manager"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3807-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2018-15688"}]}}},{"package":{"name":"network-manager","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/network-manager@1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1"}]}],"versions":["1.8.4-1ubuntu3","1.8.4-1ubuntu4","1.10.4-1ubuntu2","1.10.4-1ubuntu3","1.10.6-2ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0"},{"binary_version":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"gir1.2-nm-1.0"},{"binary_version":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"libnm-glib-vpn1"},{"binary_version":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"libnm-glib4"},{"binary_version":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"libnm-util2"},{"binary_version":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"libnm0"},{"binary_version":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"network-manager"},{"binary_version":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"network-manager-config-connectivity-debian"},{"binary_version":"1.10.6-2ubuntu1.1","binary_name":"network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3807-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","cves":[{"severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}],"id":"CVE-2018-15688"}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}