It was found that nmcli, a command line interface to NetworkManager did not honour 802-1x.ca-path and 802-1x.phase2-ca-path settings, when creating a new profile. When a user connects to a network using this profile, the authentication does not happen and the connection is made insecurely.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnome / networkmanager | - | 1.22.14 |
| gnome / networkmanager | 1.24.0 | 1.24.2 |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 31 | 31.x |