CVE-2018-10900 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-10900: Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to VPNC, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-10900 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

network-manager-vpnc→ fixed in1.2.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y network-manager-vpnc
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

network-manager-vpnc→ fixed in1.2.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y network-manager-vpnc
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

network-manager-vpnc→ fixed in1.2.6-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y network-manager-vpnc
```

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