Bug 1260168 - NetworkManager invoking OpenVPN as root
Summary: NetworkManager invoking OpenVPN as root
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora EPEL
Classification: Fedora
Component: NetworkManager-openvpn
Version: epel7
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Gwyn Ciesla
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-09-04 15:51 UTC by Wang Chao
Modified: 2016-12-31 10:47 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.6-1.el7
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2016-12-31 10:47:47 UTC
Type: Bug
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Description Wang Chao 2015-09-04 15:51:17 UTC 
OpenVPN should be running as unpriviledged openvpn user instead of root.

Version: NetworkManager-openvpn-0.9.8.2-4.el7.1.x86_64

Related bug in GNOME Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555518
According to comment 13, it has been fixed upstream a few days ago.
Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2016-12-14 18:32:53 UTC 
NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.6-1.el7 has been submitted as an update to Fedora EPEL 7. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2016-1427c2b2fc
Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2016-12-16 04:19:50 UTC 
NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.6-1.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2016-1427c2b2fc
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2016-12-31 10:47:47 UTC 
NetworkManager-openvpn-1.2.6-1.el7 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 7 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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