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CVE-2007-6285

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.2 Published: 2007-12-20 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-16

References