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Red Hat autofs "nodev" Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA28156
Release Date: 2007-12-21
Popularity: 7,135 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4

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Description:
Red Hat has acknowledged a vulnerability in autofs, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to a missing "nodev" option in the default autofs configuration file for "/net" mounts. This can be exploited by a malicious, local user to gain access to certain system devices.

The vulnerability is related to:
SA28052

Change Page:
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