CVE-2007-5964

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.

Score
CVSS 2.0 6.9 Medium
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2007-12-13
Last modified
2024-08-07
Weaknesses
CWE-16

Affected products

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