FKIE_CVE-2007-5964
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-12-13 18:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:47
Severity
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 5.0 |
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