CVE-2014-8169
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.0.8-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.0.8-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.0.8-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.0.8-2 |
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| automount_project | automount | 5.0.8 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00033.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1344.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73211
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2579-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8169
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.