FKIE_CVE-2007-6285

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-12-20 22:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:47
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://osvdb.org/40442
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1176.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1177.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28156Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28168Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/28456Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019137
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26970
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426218
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39188
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11457
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00726.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00732.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/40442
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1176.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1177.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28156Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28168Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28456Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1019137
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26970
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426218
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39188
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11457
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00726.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00732.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat enterprise_linux 4.0
redhat enterprise_linux 5.0
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