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CVE-2014-8169
published 2015-03-18

CVE-2014-8169: 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…

medium4.4CVSS 3.1
AVLACMAuNCPIPAP
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.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
automount_projectautomount
debianautofs< autofs 5.0.8-2 (bookworm)autofs 5.0.8-2 (bookworm)
opensuseopensuse
opensuseopensuse
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
redhatenterprise_linux_hpc_node
redhatenterprise_linux_server
redhatenterprise_linux_workstation

CVSS provenance

nvd4.4MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv4.4MEDIUM