Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 13, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5964
CVE-2007-5964
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
14- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/28052nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28097nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28456nvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/40441nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1128.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1129.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26841nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10158nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00474.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00549.htmlnvd
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