CVE-2007-5964

Summary

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.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1129.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26841
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28052
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28456
• http://osvdb.org/40441
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409701
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1128.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10158
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00549.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019087
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28097
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00474.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=410031

References

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1129.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26841
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28052
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28456
• http://osvdb.org/40441
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=409701
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1128.html
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10158
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00549.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019087
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28097
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00474.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=410031

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