CVE-2011-2709
N/A
Published: June 21, 2012 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorLibgssglueLibgssapi
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
libgssapi and libgssglue before 0.4 do not properly check privileges, which allows local users to load untrusted configuration files and execute arbitrary code via the GSSAPI_MECH_CONF environment variable, as demonstrated using mount.nfs.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082072.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082297.html
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/449415/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45075
- http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gz
References (12)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082072.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082297.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/45075x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gzMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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