CVE-2011-2709

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.

Category

6.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory lwn.net Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3 mailing list
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694598
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082297.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45075 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48490 vdb entry
http://www.citi.umich.edu/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gz patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/4 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082072.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/10 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/50785 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50973 third party advisory
http://lwn.net/Alerts/449415/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2709?
CVE-2011-2709 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2709?
To fix CVE-2011-2709, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2709 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2709 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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