Description
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.
Published: 2007-12-13
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5934 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.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:47:00.633Z

Reserved: 2007-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-5964

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-13T18:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-5964

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2007-12-12T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-5964 - Bugzilla

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