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CVE-2016-0764

Race condition in Network Manager before 1.0.12 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7...

6.2 MediumFix available

CVE-2016-0764 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Redhat Networkmanager, published May 21, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. Fixed in network-manager 1.1.91-1.

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.26%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.2

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.

Record
CVE-2016-0764
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2016-0764
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0781 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2016-0781
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m39r-x7w4-x8gg 6.2

Race condition in Network Manager before 1.0.12 as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7...

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.

Record
GHSA-m39r-x7w4-x8gg
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.2

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.

Record
CVE-2016-0764
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-0764 6.2

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0764
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-0764 6.2

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0764
CVSS 3.1
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0
6.2 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0195 No score

Updated networkmanager packages fix CVE-2016-0764

Updated networkmanager package fixes security vulnerability:

NetworkManager before 1.0.12 is vulnerable to a race condition that could lead to a local information leak (CVE-2016-0764).

The networkmanager package has been updated to version 1.0.12, which fixes this issue and several other bugs. See the upstream NEWS file for details.

Record
MGASA-2016-0195
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10152-1 No score

NetworkManager-1.4.2-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the NetworkManager-1.4.2-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10152-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
network-manager
Debian:12
before 1.1.91-1
1.1.91-1
network-manager
Debian:13
before 1.1.91-1
1.1.91-1
network-manager
Debian:14
before 1.1.91-1
1.1.91-1
networkmanager
Mageia:5
before 1.0.12-1.1.mga5
1.0.12-1.1.mga5
NetworkManager-config-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-glib-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libnm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
libnl3-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libnl3-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnm-gtk-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
libnma-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
network-manager-applet
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
network-manager-applet-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
NetworkManager
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-adsl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-bluetooth
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-glib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libnm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libreswan
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.2.4-1.el7
0:1.2.4-1.el7
NetworkManager-libreswan-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.2.4-1.el7
0:1.2.4-1.el7
NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.2.4-1.el7
0:1.2.4-1.el7
NetworkManager-team
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-tui
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-wifi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-wwan
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
libnl3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-cli
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnm-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
libnma
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
nm-connection-editor
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
NetworkManager-config-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-glib-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libnm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
libnl3-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnm-gtk-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
libnma-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
network-manager-applet
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
network-manager-applet-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
NetworkManager
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-adsl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-bluetooth
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-glib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libnm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-team
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-tui
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-wifi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-wwan
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
libnl3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-cli
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnm-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
libnma
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
nm-connection-editor
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
NetworkManager-adsl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-glib-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libnm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
libnl3-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnm-gtk-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
libnma-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
network-manager-applet
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
network-manager-applet-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
NetworkManager
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-bluetooth
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-config-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-glib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libnm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libreswan
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.2.4-1.el7
0:1.2.4-1.el7
NetworkManager-libreswan-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.2.4-1.el7
0:1.2.4-1.el7
NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.2.4-1.el7
0:1.2.4-1.el7
NetworkManager-team
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-tui
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-wifi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-wwan
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
libnl3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-cli
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnm-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
libnma
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
nm-connection-editor
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
NetworkManager-config-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-dispatcher-routing-rules
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-glib-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libnm-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
libnl3-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnm-gtk-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
libnma-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
network-manager-applet
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
network-manager-applet-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
NetworkManager
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-adsl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-bluetooth
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-glib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libnm
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-libreswan
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.2.4-1.el7
0:1.2.4-1.el7
NetworkManager-libreswan-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.2.4-1.el7
0:1.2.4-1.el7
NetworkManager-libreswan-gnome
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.2.4-1.el7
0:1.2.4-1.el7
NetworkManager-team
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-tui
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-wifi
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
NetworkManager-wwan
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 1:1.4.0-12.el7
1:1.4.0-12.el7
libnl3
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnl3-cli
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:3.2.28-2.el7
0:3.2.28-2.el7
libnm-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
libnma
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
nm-connection-editor
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
before 0:1.4.0-2.el7
0:1.4.0-2.el7
NetworkManager
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 1.4.2-1.2
1.4.2-1.2

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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