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Description
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.
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.5/13/2024 11:23:00 PM
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CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.2/12/2023 7:44:12 PM
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Description
It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
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.
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc.2/02/2023 3:19:43 PM
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Description
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.
It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
Configuration 1
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:automount_project:automount:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:automount_project:automount:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565 No Types Assigned
Configuration 1
AND
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:automount_project:automount:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html No Types Assigned
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