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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.2/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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/45075Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50973
- http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gzPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48490
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694598
- 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/45075Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50973
- http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gzPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48490
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694598
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 21, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified