Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-6285
CVE-2007-6285
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
14- secunia.com/advisories/28156nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28168nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28456nvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/40442nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1176.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1177.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26970nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39188nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11457nvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00726.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00732.htmlnvd
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