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network-manager: insecure WPA AdHoc connections

Package(s):network-manager CVE #(s):CVE-2012-2736
Created:June 27, 2012 Updated:September 12, 2012
Description: From the Ubuntu advisory:

It was discovered that certain wireless drivers incorrectly handled the creation of WPA-secured AdHoc connections. This could result in AdHoc wireless connections being created without any security at all. This update removes WPA as a security choice for AdHoc connections in NetworkManager.

Alerts:
Ubuntu USN-1483-1 2012-06-27
Ubuntu USN-1483-2 2012-06-27
openSUSE openSUSE-SU-2012:1151-1 2012-09-12
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