Description
The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access "important devices" by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.
Published: 2007-12-20
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-6253 The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access "important devices" by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:02:36.110Z

Reserved: 2007-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-6285

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-20T22:46:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2007-6285

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-6285 - Bugzilla

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