DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5964

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5964
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5964.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5964
Upstream
Published
2007-12-13T18:46:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:19:23Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / autofs

Package

Name
autofs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/autofs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.4-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:12 / autofs

Package

Name
autofs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/autofs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.4-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:13 / autofs

Package

Name
autofs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/autofs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.4-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}

Debian:14 / autofs

Package

Name
autofs
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/autofs?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.4-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "medium"
}