CVE catalog
CVE-2007-6285
autofs: CVE-2007-6285
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | autofs | sid | 5.1.9-1.2 | not affected |
| Debian | autofs | trixie | 5.1.9-1.2 | not affected |
| Debian | autofs | bookworm | 5.1.8-2+deb12u2 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | autofs | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | autofs | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | autofs | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [autofs]Not affected
Details (2)
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm
- [autofs-hesiod]Not affected
Source package: [autofs]
Details (2)
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm
- [autofs-ldap]Not affected
Source package: [autofs]
Details (2)
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm
Observed: