CVE catalog

CVE-2011-2709

libgssglue: CVE-2011-2709

Severity: Medium
Published: Jun 21, 2012, 3:55:10 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.44% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

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	libgssglue	sid	`0.9-2`	fixed
Debian	libgssglue	forky	`0.9-2`	fixed
Debian	libgssglue	trixie	`0.9-1.1`	fixed
Debian	libgssglue	bookworm	`0.7-1.1`	fixed
Opensuse	libgssglue	tumbleweed	`0.4-5.10`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libgssglue	source	sid	`0.4-1`	low	Not reported	[670256]
Debian	libgssglue	source	forky	`0.4-1`	low	Not reported	[670256]
Debian	libgssglue	source	trixie	`0.4-1`	low	Not reported	[670256]
Debian	libgssglue	source	bookworm	`0.4-1`	low	Not reported	[670256]
Opensuse	libgssglue	rpm	tumbleweed	`0.4-5.10`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10085-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #670256]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libgssglue1]Fixed
Source package: [libgssglue]
Details (2)
- 0.7-1.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-1
  dsa · libgssglue · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgssglue · debian · 12
- 0.7-1.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-1
  dsa · libgssglue · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgssglue · debian · 12
[libgssglue-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libgssglue]
Details (2)
- 0.7-1.1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-1
  dsa · libgssglue · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgssglue · debian · 12
- 0.7-1.1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-1
  dsa · libgssglue · debian · bookworm; dsa · libgssglue · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libgssglue1]Fixed
Source package: [libgssglue]
Details (2)
- 0.9-1.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-1
  dsa · libgssglue · debian · 13
- 0.9-1.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-1
  dsa · libgssglue · debian · 13
[libgssglue-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libgssglue]
Details (2)
- 0.9-1.1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-1
  dsa · libgssglue · debian · 13
- 0.9-1.1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.4-1
  dsa · libgssglue · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:29 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]