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CVE-2007-5964

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2007-12-13 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-16

References