CVE-2007-6285

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.

🔗 References (28)

• secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/40442
• secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1176.html
• secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1177.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28156
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28168
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/28456
• secalert@redhathttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019137
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:009
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26970
• secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426218
• secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39188
• secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11457
• secalert@redhathttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00726.html
• secalert@redhathttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00732.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/40442