Improper Input Validation Affecting autofs package, versions <1:5.0.7-54.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-AUTOFS-4587649
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Mar 2015

Introduced: 2 Mar 2015

CVE-2014-8169  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-426  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 autofs to version 1:5.0.7-54.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2417.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream autofs package and not the autofs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

automount 5.0.8, when a program map uses certain interpreted languages, uses the calling user's USER and HOME environment variable values instead of the values for the user used to run the mapped program, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program in the user home directory.

CVSS Scores

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