Bug#865491: gnome-control-center: can still read network history if the "cancel" button is clicked for authentication

[Byron]

One more thing - after thinking about this for a little while, this should probably be moved to severity "minor" because there's no actual
flaw in the program, it's just that the UI was unclear to me.

On Fri, 23 Jun 2017 13:04:20 -0600 Byron <byron.sharman at skybeam.com>
wrote:
> I noticed something else - the password is shown under the "Security"
> tab in the popup when the root password is entered, but if "Cancel"
is
> selected, the password entry in the "Security" tab is blank with a
red
> outline.
> 
> On Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:57:51 -0600 Byron <byron.sharman at skybeam.com>
> wrote:
> > Package: gnome-control-center
> > Version: 1:3.22.2-3
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > Dear Maintainer,
> > 
> > Hi there!
> > 
> > I am pretty sure that this bug is related to gnome-control-center,
> but there is
> > a possibility that it is related to seahorse instead.
> > 
> > To reproduce the bug: I started up the system settings, went to
> Network.
> > Clicked on Wi-Fi on the left. Clicked History (lower right).
Clicked
> the gear
> > icon on one of the wireless networks. I was asked for the
> administrator's
> > password (exact message was "System policy prevents modification of
> network
> > settings for all users") and just hit "Cancel". I was shown a
window
> containing
> > network attributes anyway. I tried entering the real root password
> and the same
> > window popped up.
> > 
> > I am assuming this is a bug because the same dialog is shown when
the
> real root
> > password is entered, and I couldn't find a solution in yelp.
> > 
> > The same bug also applies when I click the gear on an item in the
> list directly
> > under the Wi-Fi tab. If I type an incorrect password, I get an
error
> message,
> > but the window still shows up when I hit "Cancel". This bug happens
> if I am
> > connected or if I am not connected.
> > 
> > I would have expected the seahorse popup to go away when I hit
> cancel.
> > 
> > Thank you for reading all of this! =)
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -- System Information:
> > Debian Release: 9.0
> >   APT prefers stable
> >   APT policy: (500, 'stable')
> > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
> > 
> > Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
> > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),