FKIE_CVE-2014-8169

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-03-18 16:59 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.htmlVendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565Issue Tracking
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977Issue Tracking
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
automount_project automount 5.0.8
opensuse opensuse 13.1
opensuse opensuse 13.2
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