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.

Date published : 2007-12-20

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26970

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-December/msg00726.html