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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2007-12-13T18:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2007-5964

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:39:03.513

Link: CVE-2007-5964

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2007-5964 - Bugzilla