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CVE-2014-8169
Published: Mar 18, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-2579-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2015:1344
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192565
x_refsource_CONFIRM
openSUSE-SU-2015:0475
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
73211
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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