CVE-2007-5964
First published: Tue Dec 04 2007(Updated: )
The default configuration of autofs 5 in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, omits the nosuid option for the hosts (/net filesystem) map, which allows local users to gain privileges via a setuid program on a remote NFS server.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Enterprise Linux | =5.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=410031
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1128.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28052
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409701
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00474.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00549.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1129.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26841
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019087
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28097
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28456
- http://osvdb.org/40441
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10158
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