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medium 6.2

CVE-2007-6285 json

The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not spe…

published 2007-12-20 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6253

cvss
6.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access "important devices" by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.

Patch / fix

  • autofs5 RHEL 4 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.2
  • autofs RHEL 5 1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:1177RHSA-2007:1176

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-6285 updated

autofs default doesn't set nodev in /net

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) autofs 5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1176
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 autofs5 5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1177
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) autofs 5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1176
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 autofs5 5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 autofs5 5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 autofs5 5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:1177

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Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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