CVE catalog
CVE-2014-8169
autofs: CVE-2014-8169
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.34% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
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 | fixed |
| Debian | autofs | trixie | 5.1.9-1.2 | fixed |
| Debian | autofs | bookworm | 5.1.8-2+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Suse | autofs | linux enterprise desktop 12 | 5.0.9-8.1 | fixed |
| Suse | autofs | linux enterprise server 12 | 5.0.9-8.1 | fixed |
| Suse | autofs | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 | 5.0.9-8.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | autofs | tumbleweed | 5.1.1-3.5 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | autofs | source | sid | 5.0.8-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [779591] |
| Debian | autofs | source | trixie | 5.0.8-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [779591] |
| Debian | autofs | source | bookworm | 5.0.8-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [779591] |
| Suse | autofs | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 | 5.0.9-8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1020-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | autofs | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 | 5.0.9-8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1020-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | autofs | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 | 5.0.9-8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:1020-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | autofs | rpm | tumbleweed | 5.1.1-3.5 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10319-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [autofs]Fixed
Details (2)
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm; dsa · autofs · debian · 12
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm; dsa · autofs · debian · 12
- [autofs-hesiod]Fixed
Source package: [autofs]
Details (2)
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm; dsa · autofs · debian · 12
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm; dsa · autofs · debian · 12
- [autofs-ldap]Fixed
Source package: [autofs]
Details (2)
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm; dsa · autofs · debian · 12
5.1.8-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · bookworm; dsa · autofs · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [autofs]Fixed
Source package: [autofs]
Details (2)
5.1.9-1.2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · 13
5.1.9-1.2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · 13
- [autofs-hesiod]Fixed
Source package: [autofs]
Details (2)
5.1.9-1.2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · 13
5.1.9-1.2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · 13
- [autofs-ldap]Fixed
Source package: [autofs]
Details (2)
5.1.9-1.2+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · 13
5.1.9-1.2+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.0.8-2dsa · autofs · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2015_2417.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8169]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2015:1020-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8169]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10319-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8169]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2014/cve-2014-8169.json]
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