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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2011-2690 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1612-1 | libgssglue vulnerability |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:08:23.803Z
Reserved: 2011-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-2709
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Status : Modified
Published: 2012-06-21T15:55:10.347
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-2709
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN