Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-8169 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN

Summary

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.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Accessing, Modifying or Executing Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an attacker to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an attacker to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
  • Blue Boxing
    This type of attack against older telephone switches and trunks has been around for decades. A tone is sent by an adversary to impersonate a supervisor signal which has the effect of rerouting or usurping command of the line. While the US infrastructure proper may not contain widespread vulnerabilities to this type of attack, many companies are connected globally through call centers and business process outsourcing. These international systems may be operated in countries which have not upgraded Telco infrastructure and so are vulnerable to Blue boxing. Blue boxing is a result of failure on the part of the system to enforce strong authorization for administrative functions. While the infrastructure is different than standard current applications like web applications, there are historical lessons to be learned to upgrade the access control for administrative functions.
  • Restful Privilege Elevation
    Rest uses standard HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permissions methods, but these are not necessarily correlated generally with back end programs. Strict interpretation of HTTP get methods means that these HTTP Get services should not be used to delete information on the server, but there is no access control mechanism to back up this logic. This means that unless the services are properly ACL'd and the application's service implementation are following these guidelines then an HTTP request can easily execute a delete or update on the server side. The attacker identifies a HTTP Get URL such as http://victimsite/updateOrder, which calls out to a program to update orders on a database or other resource. The URL is not idempotent so the request can be submitted multiple times by the attacker, additionally, the attacker may be able to exploit the URL published as a Get method that actually performs updates (instead of merely retrieving data). This may result in malicious or inadvertent altering of data on the server.
  • Target Programs with Elevated Privileges
    This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The attacker would try to leverage a bug in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges. For instance an attacker would look for programs that write to the system directories or registry keys (such as HKLM, which stores a number of critical Windows environment variables). These programs are typically running with elevated privileges and have usually not been designed with security in mind. Such programs are excellent exploit targets because they yield lots of power when they break. The malicious user try to execute its code at the same level as a privileged system call.

Nessus

  • NASL familyAmazon Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idALA_ALAS-2015-626.NASL
    descriptionIt was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87352
    published2015-12-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87352
    titleAmazon Linux AMI : autofs (ALAS-2015-626)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory ALAS-2015-626.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(87352);
      script_version("2.2");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/04/18 15:09:35");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
      script_xref(name:"ALAS", value:"2015-626");
    
      script_name(english:"Amazon Linux AMI : autofs (ALAS-2015-626)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted
    languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to
    locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could
    potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2015-626.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Run 'yum update autofs' to update your system."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:autofs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:autofs-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:amazon:linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/12/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/12/15");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    
    release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
    if (isnull(release) || !strlen(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (os_ver != "A")
    {
      if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
      audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux AMI", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
    }
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"autofs-5.0.7-54.22.amzn1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"ALA", reference:"autofs-debuginfo-5.0.7-54.22.amzn1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "autofs / autofs-debuginfo");
    }
    
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2015-2417.NASL
    descriptionUpdated autofs packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them when they are not busy. It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python used standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8169) Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87158
    published2015-12-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87158
    titleCentOS 7 : autofs (CESA-2015:2417)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2015:2417 and 
    # CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2015:2417 respectively.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(87158);
      script_version("2.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/02");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2015:2417");
    
      script_name(english:"CentOS 7 : autofs (CESA-2015:2417)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote CentOS host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Updated autofs packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and
    add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
    
    Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate
    security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
    score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the
    CVE link in the References section.
    
    The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The
    daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them
    when they are not busy.
    
    It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted
    languages such as Python used standard environment variables to locate
    and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could
    potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2014-8169)
    
    Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the 'AUTOFS_' prefix to the
    affected environment variables so that they are not used to subvert
    the system. A configuration option ('force_standard_program_map_env')
    to override this prefix and to use the environment variables without
    the prefix has been added. In addition, warnings have been added to
    the manual page and to the installed configuration file. Now, by
    default the standard variables of the program map are provided only
    with the prefix added to its name.
    
    Red Hat would like to thank the Georgia Institute of Technology for
    reporting this issue.
    
    Notably, this update fixes the following bugs :
    
    * When the 'ls *' command was run in the root of an indirect mount,
    autofs attempted to literally mount the wildcard character (*) causing
    it to be added to the negative cache. If done before a valid mount,
    autofs then failed on further mount attempts inside the mount point,
    valid or not. This has been fixed, and wildcard map entries now
    function in the described situation. (BZ#1166457)
    
    * When autofs encountered a syntax error consisting of a duplicate
    entry in a multimap entry, it reported an error and did not mount the
    map entry. With this update, autofs has been amended to report the
    problem in the log to alert the system administrator and use the last
    seen instance of the duplicate entry rather than fail. (BZ#1205600)
    
    * In the ldap and sss lookup modules, the map reading functions did
    not distinguish between the 'no entry found' and 'service not
    available' errors. Consequently, when the 'service not available'
    response was returned from a master map read, autofs did not update
    the mounts. An 'entry not found' return does not prevent the map
    update, so the ldap and sss lookup modules were updated to distinguish
    between these two returns and now work as expected. (BZ#1233065)
    
    In addition, this update adds the following enhancement :
    
    * The description of the configuration parameter map_hash_table_size
    was missing from the autofs.conf(5) man page and its description in
    the configuration file comments was insufficient. A description of the
    parameter has been added to autofs.conf(5), and the configuration file
    comments have been updated. (BZ#1238573)
    
    All autofs users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
    which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add this
    enhancement."
      );
      # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-cr-announce/2015-November/002123.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f972c3ee"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected autofs package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-8169");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:autofs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/11/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/12/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"CentOS Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "CentOS" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CentOS(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "CentOS");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS 7.x", "CentOS " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "CentOS", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"autofs-5.0.7-54.el7")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      cr_plugin_caveat = '\n' +
        'NOTE: The security advisory associated with this vulnerability has a\n' +
        'fixed package version that may only be available in the continuous\n' +
        'release (CR) repository for CentOS, until it is present in the next\n' +
        'point release of CentOS.\n\n' +
    
        'If an equal or higher package level does not exist in the baseline\n' +
        'repository for your major version of CentOS, then updates from the CR\n' +
        'repository will need to be applied in order to address the\n' +
        'vulnerability.\n';
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get() + cr_plugin_caveat
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "autofs");
    }
    
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2015-1344.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2015:1344 : Updated autofs packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them when they are not busy. It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8169) Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id85100
    published2015-07-30
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85100
    titleOracle Linux 6 : autofs (ELSA-2015-1344)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2015:1344 and 
    # Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2015-1344 respectively.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(85100);
      script_version("2.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/27 13:00:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
      script_bugtraq_id(73211);
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2015:1344");
    
      script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 6 : autofs (ELSA-2015-1344)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "From Red Hat Security Advisory 2015:1344 :
    
    Updated autofs packages that fix one security issue and several bugs
    are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
    
    Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate
    security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
    score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the
    CVE link in the References section.
    
    The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The
    daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them
    when they are not busy.
    
    It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted
    languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to
    locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could
    potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2014-8169)
    
    Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the 'AUTOFS_' prefix to the
    affected environment variables so that they are not used to subvert
    the system. A configuration option ('force_standard_program_map_env')
    to override this prefix and to use the environment variables without
    the prefix has been added. In addition, warnings have been added to
    the manual page and to the installed configuration file. Now, by
    default the standard variables of the program map are provided only
    with the prefix added to its name.
    
    Red Hat would like to thank the Georgia Institute of Technology for
    reporting this issue.
    
    Bug fixes :
    
    * If the 'ls *' command was executed before a valid mount, the autofs
    program failed on further mount attempts inside the mount point,
    whether the mount point was valid or not. While attempting to mount,
    the 'ls *' command of the root directory of an indirect mount was
    executed, which led to an attempt to mount '*', causing it to be added
    to the negative map entry cache. This bug has been fixed by checking
    for and not adding '*' while updating the negative map entry cache.
    (BZ#1163957)
    
    * The autofs program by design did not mount host map entries that
    were duplicate exports in an NFS server export list. The duplicate
    entries in a multi-mount map entry were recognized as a syntax error
    and autofs refused to perform mounts when the duplicate entries
    occurred. Now, autofs has been changed to continue mounting the last
    seen instance of the duplicate entry rather than fail, and to report
    the problem in the log files to alert the system administrator.
    (BZ#1124083)
    
    * The autofs program did not recognize the yp map type in the master
    map. This was caused by another change in the master map parser to fix
    a problem with detecting the map format associated with mapping the
    type in the master map. The change led to an incorrect length for the
    type comparison of yp maps that resulted in a match operation failure.
    This bug has been fixed by correcting the length which is used for the
    comparison. (BZ#1153130)
    
    * The autofs program did not update the export list of the Sun-format
    maps of the network shares exported from an NFS server. This happened
    due to a change of the Sun-format map parser leading to the hosts map
    update to stop working on the map re-read operation. The bug has been
    now fixed by selectively preventing this type of update only for the
    Sun-formatted maps. The updates of the export list on the Sun-format
    maps are now visible and refreshing of the export list is no longer
    supported for the Sun-formatted hosts map. (BZ#1156387)
    
    * Within changes made for adding of the Sun-format maps, an incorrect
    check was added that caused a segmentation fault in the Sun-format map
    parser in certain circumstances. This has been now fixed by analyzing
    the intent of the incorrect check and changing it in order to properly
    identify the conditions without causing a fault. (BZ#1175671)
    
    * A bug in the autofs program map lookup module caused an incorrect
    map format type comparison. The incorrect comparison affected the
    Sun-format program maps where it led to the unused macro definitions.
    The bug in the comparison has been fixed so that the macro definitions
    are not present for the Sun-format program maps. (BZ#1201195)
    
    Users of autofs are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
    which contain backported patches to correct these issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2015-July/005237.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected autofs package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:autofs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/07/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/07/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/OracleLinux")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux) .*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Oracle Linux");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux 6", "Oracle Linux " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Oracle Linux", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"EL6", reference:"autofs-5.0.5-113.0.1.el6")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "autofs");
    }
    
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20151119_AUTOFS_ON_SL7_X.NASL
    descriptionIt was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python used standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8169) Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2015-12-22
    plugin id87549
    published2015-12-22
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87549
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : autofs on SL7.x x86_64 (20151119)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(87549);
      script_version("2.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/02/25");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
    
      script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : autofs on SL7.x x86_64 (20151119)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted
    languages such as Python used standard environment variables to locate
    and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could
    potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2014-8169)
    
    Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the 'AUTOFS_' prefix to the
    affected environment variables so that they are not used to subvert
    the system. A configuration option ('force_standard_program_map_env')
    to override this prefix and to use the environment variables without
    the prefix has been added. In addition, warnings have been added to
    the manual page and to the installed configuration file. Now, by
    default the standard variables of the program map are provided only
    with the prefix added to its name.
    
    Notably, this update fixes the following bugs :
    
      - When the 'ls *' command was run in the root of an
        indirect mount, autofs attempted to literally mount the
        wildcard character (*) causing it to be added to the
        negative cache. If done before a valid mount, autofs
        then failed on further mount attempts inside the mount
        point, valid or not. This has been fixed, and wildcard
        map entries now function in the described situation.
    
      - When autofs encountered a syntax error consisting of a
        duplicate entry in a multimap entry, it reported an
        error and did not mount the map entry. With this update,
        autofs has been amended to report the problem in the log
        to alert the system administrator and use the last seen
        instance of the duplicate entry rather than fail.
    
      - In the ldap and sss lookup modules, the map reading
        functions did not distinguish between the 'no entry
        found' and 'service not available' errors. Consequently,
        when the 'service not available' response was returned
        from a master map read, autofs did not update the
        mounts. An 'entry not found' return does not prevent the
        map update, so the ldap and sss lookup modules were
        updated to distinguish between these two returns and now
        work as expected.
    
    In addition, this update adds the following enhancement :
    
      - The description of the configuration parameter
        map_hash_table_size was missing from the autofs.conf(5)
        man page and its description in the configuration file
        comments was insufficient. A description of the
        parameter has been added to autofs.conf(5), and the
        configuration file comments have been updated."
      );
      # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1512&L=scientific-linux-errata&F=&S=&P=4175
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?97166658"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected autofs and / or autofs-debuginfo packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:autofs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:autofs-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/11/19");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/12/22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 7.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "x86_64", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"autofs-5.0.7-54.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"autofs-debuginfo-5.0.7-54.el7")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "autofs / autofs-debuginfo");
    }
    
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2015-2417.NASL
    descriptionUpdated autofs packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them when they are not busy. It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python used standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8169) Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id86990
    published2015-11-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86990
    titleRHEL 7 : autofs (RHSA-2015:2417)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2015:2417. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(86990);
      script_version("2.11");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/24 15:35:40");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2015:2417");
    
      script_name(english:"RHEL 7 : autofs (RHSA-2015:2417)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Updated autofs packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and
    add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
    
    Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate
    security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
    score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the
    CVE link in the References section.
    
    The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The
    daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them
    when they are not busy.
    
    It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted
    languages such as Python used standard environment variables to locate
    and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could
    potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2014-8169)
    
    Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the 'AUTOFS_' prefix to the
    affected environment variables so that they are not used to subvert
    the system. A configuration option ('force_standard_program_map_env')
    to override this prefix and to use the environment variables without
    the prefix has been added. In addition, warnings have been added to
    the manual page and to the installed configuration file. Now, by
    default the standard variables of the program map are provided only
    with the prefix added to its name.
    
    Red Hat would like to thank the Georgia Institute of Technology for
    reporting this issue.
    
    Notably, this update fixes the following bugs :
    
    * When the 'ls *' command was run in the root of an indirect mount,
    autofs attempted to literally mount the wildcard character (*) causing
    it to be added to the negative cache. If done before a valid mount,
    autofs then failed on further mount attempts inside the mount point,
    valid or not. This has been fixed, and wildcard map entries now
    function in the described situation. (BZ#1166457)
    
    * When autofs encountered a syntax error consisting of a duplicate
    entry in a multimap entry, it reported an error and did not mount the
    map entry. With this update, autofs has been amended to report the
    problem in the log to alert the system administrator and use the last
    seen instance of the duplicate entry rather than fail. (BZ#1205600)
    
    * In the ldap and sss lookup modules, the map reading functions did
    not distinguish between the 'no entry found' and 'service not
    available' errors. Consequently, when the 'service not available'
    response was returned from a master map read, autofs did not update
    the mounts. An 'entry not found' return does not prevent the map
    update, so the ldap and sss lookup modules were updated to distinguish
    between these two returns and now work as expected. (BZ#1233065)
    
    In addition, this update adds the following enhancement :
    
    * The description of the configuration parameter map_hash_table_size
    was missing from the autofs.conf(5) man page and its description in
    the configuration file comments was insufficient. A description of the
    parameter has been added to autofs.conf(5), and the configuration file
    comments have been updated. (BZ#1238573)
    
    All autofs users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
    which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add this
    enhancement."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2417"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-8169"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected autofs and / or autofs-debuginfo packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:autofs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:autofs-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.2");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.4");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.6");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.7");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/11/19");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/11/20");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 7.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);
    
    yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
    if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
    {
      rhsa = "RHSA-2015:2417";
      yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
      if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : yum_report 
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
        audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      flag = 0;
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"autofs-5.0.7-54.el7")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"autofs-5.0.7-54.el7")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"s390x", reference:"autofs-debuginfo-5.0.7-54.el7")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"autofs-debuginfo-5.0.7-54.el7")) flag++;
    
    
      if (flag)
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
          extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        tested = pkg_tests_get();
        if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
        else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "autofs / autofs-debuginfo");
      }
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2015-1020-1.NASL
    descriptionautofs was updated to fix one security issue. This security issue was fixed : - CVE-2014-8169: Prevent potential privilege escalation via interpreter load path for program-based automount maps (bnc#917977). The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id84084
    published2015-06-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/84084
    titleSUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : autofs (SUSE-SU-2015:1020-1)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from SUSE update advisory SUSE-SU-2015:1020-1.
    # The text itself is copyright (C) SUSE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(84084);
      script_version("2.10");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/11 11:22:12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
      script_bugtraq_id(73211);
    
      script_name(english:"SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : autofs (SUSE-SU-2015:1020-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "autofs was updated to fix one security issue.
    
    This security issue was fixed :
    
      - CVE-2014-8169: Prevent potential privilege escalation
        via interpreter load path for program-based automount
        maps (bnc#917977).
    
    The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for
    details.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901448"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909472"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=913376"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916203"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917977"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8169/"
      );
      # https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151020-1.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e476a4f4"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 :
    
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-248=1
    
    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 :
    
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-248=1
    
    To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:autofs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:autofs-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:autofs-debugsource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/03/02");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/06/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^(SLE(S|D)\d+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "SUSE");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(SLED12|SLES12)$", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SUSE SLED12 / SLES12", "SUSE " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86_64" >!< cpu && "s390x" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "SUSE " + os_ver, cpu);
    
    sp = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
    if (isnull(sp)) sp = "0";
    if (os_ver == "SLES12" && (! preg(pattern:"^(0)$", string:sp))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLES12 SP0", os_ver + " SP" + sp);
    if (os_ver == "SLED12" && (! preg(pattern:"^(0)$", string:sp))) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SLED12 SP0", os_ver + " SP" + sp);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"0", reference:"autofs-5.0.9-8.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"0", reference:"autofs-debuginfo-5.0.9-8.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES12", sp:"0", reference:"autofs-debugsource-5.0.9-8.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"autofs-5.0.9-8.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"autofs-debuginfo-5.0.9-8.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED12", sp:"0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"autofs-debugsource-5.0.9-8.1")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "autofs");
    }
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-2579-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that autofs incorrectly filtered environment variables when using program maps. When program maps were configured, a local user could use this issue to escalate privileges. This update changes the default behaviour by adding a prefix to environment variables. Sites using program maps will need to adapt to the new variable names, or revert to the previous names by using a new configuration option called FORCE_STANDARD_PROGRAM_MAP_ENV. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id83111
    published2015-04-28
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2015-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/83111
    titleUbuntu 14.10 : autofs vulnerability (USN-2579-1)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2579-1. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
    # <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
    # trademark of Canonical, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(83111);
      script_version("2.8");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:44");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
      script_bugtraq_id(73211);
      script_xref(name:"USN", value:"2579-1");
    
      script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.10 : autofs vulnerability (USN-2579-1)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "It was discovered that autofs incorrectly filtered environment
    variables when using program maps. When program maps were configured,
    a local user could use this issue to escalate privileges.
    
    This update changes the default behaviour by adding a prefix to
    environment variables. Sites using program maps will need to adapt to
    the new variable names, or revert to the previous names by using a new
    configuration option called FORCE_STANDARD_PROGRAM_MAP_ENV.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/2579-1/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected autofs package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:autofs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/04/27");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/04/28");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2015-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("ubuntu.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
    if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
    release = chomp(release);
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(14\.10)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 14.10", "Ubuntu " + release);
    if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"14.10", pkgname:"autofs", pkgver:"5.0.8-1ubuntu1.1")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "autofs");
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2015-220.NASL
    descriptionThe automount service autofs was updated to prevent a potential privilege escalation via interpreter load path for program-based automount maps. (bsc#917977 CVE-2014-8169)
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2015-03-12
    plugin id81764
    published2015-03-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81764
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : autofs (openSUSE-2015-220)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2015-220.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(81764);
      script_version("1.3");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : autofs (openSUSE-2015-220)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2015-220 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "The automount service autofs was updated to prevent a potential
    privilege escalation via interpreter load path for program-based
    automount maps. (bsc#917977 CVE-2014-8169)"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=917977"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected autofs packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:autofs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:autofs-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:autofs-debugsource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/03/03");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/03/12");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
    if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
    if (release !~ "^(SUSE13\.1|SUSE13\.2)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "13.1 / 13.2", release);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"autofs-5.0.9-19.16.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"autofs-debuginfo-5.0.9-19.16.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"autofs-debugsource-5.0.9-19.16.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"autofs-5.1.0-2.8.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"autofs-debuginfo-5.1.0-2.8.1") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.2", reference:"autofs-debugsource-5.1.0-2.8.1") ) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "autofs / autofs-debuginfo / autofs-debugsource");
    }
    
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20150722_AUTOFS_ON_SL6_X.NASL
    descriptionIt was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8169) Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2015-08-04
    plugin id85189
    published2015-08-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85189
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : autofs on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20150722)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(85189);
      script_version("2.4");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/02/25");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8169");
    
      script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : autofs on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20150722)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted
    languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to
    locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could
    potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2014-8169)
    
    Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the 'AUTOFS_' prefix to the
    affected environment variables so that they are not used to subvert
    the system. A configuration option ('force_standard_program_map_env')
    to override this prefix and to use the environment variables without
    the prefix has been added. In addition, warnings have been added to
    the manual page and to the installed configuration file. Now, by
    default the standard variables of the program map are provided only
    with the prefix added to its name.
    
    Bug fixes :
    
      - If the 'ls *' command was executed before a valid mount,
        the autofs program failed on further mount attempts
        inside the mount point, whether the mount point was
        valid or not. While attempting to mount, the 'ls *'
        command of the root directory of an indirect mount was
        executed, which led to an attempt to mount '*', causing
        it to be added to the negative map entry cache. This bug
        has been fixed by checking for and not adding '*' while
        updating the negative map entry cache.
    
      - The autofs program by design did not mount host map
        entries that were duplicate exports in an NFS server
        export list. The duplicate entries in a multi-mount map
        entry were recognized as a syntax error and autofs
        refused to perform mounts when the duplicate entries
        occurred. Now, autofs has been changed to continue
        mounting the last seen instance of the duplicate entry
        rather than fail, and to report the problem in the log
        files to alert the system administrator.
    
      - The autofs program did not recognize the yp map type in
        the master map. This was caused by another change in the
        master map parser to fix a problem with detecting the
        map format associated with mapping the type in the
        master map. The change led to an incorrect length for
        the type comparison of yp maps that resulted in a match
        operation failure. This bug has been fixed by correcting
        the length which is used for the comparison.
    
      - The autofs program did not update the export list of the
        Sun-format maps of the network shares exported from an
        NFS server. This happened due to a change of the
        Sun-format map parser leading to the hosts map update to
        stop working on the map re-read operation. The bug has
        been now fixed by selectively preventing this type of
        update only for the Sun-formatted maps. The updates of
        the export list on the Sun-format maps are now visible
        and refreshing of the export list is no longer supported
        for the Sun-formatted hosts map.
    
      - Within changes made for adding of the Sun-format maps,
        an incorrect check was added that caused a segmentation
        fault in the Sun-format map parser in certain
        circumstances. This has been now fixed by analyzing the
        intent of the incorrect check and changing it in order
        to properly identify the conditions without causing a
        fault.
    
      - A bug in the autofs program map lookup module caused an
        incorrect map format type comparison. The incorrect
        comparison affected the Sun-format program maps where it
        led to the unused macro definitions. The bug in the
        comparison has been fixed so that the macro definitions
        are not present for the Sun-format program maps."
      );
      # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1508&L=scientific-linux-errata&F=&S=&P=6876
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?68d808f1"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected autofs and / or autofs-debuginfo packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:autofs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:autofs-debuginfo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/03/18");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/07/22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/08/04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^6([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 6.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"autofs-5.0.5-113.el6")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"autofs-debuginfo-5.0.5-113.el6")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      security_report_v4(
        port       : 0,
        severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
        extra      : rpm_report_get()
      );
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "autofs / autofs-debuginfo");
    }
    
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2015-2417.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2015:2417 : Updated autofs packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them when they are not busy. It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python used standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8169) Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87040
    published2015-11-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87040
    titleOracle Linux 7 : autofs (ELSA-2015-2417)
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2015-1344.NASL
    descriptionUpdated autofs packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them when they are not busy. It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8169) Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id85013
    published2015-07-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/85013
    titleCentOS 6 : autofs (CESA-2015:1344)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2015-1344.NASL
    descriptionUpdated autofs packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. The autofs utility controls the operation of the automount daemon. The daemon automatically mounts file systems when in use and unmounts them when they are not busy. It was found that program-based automounter maps that used interpreted languages such as Python would use standard environment variables to locate and load modules of those languages. A local attacker could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8169) Note: This issue has been fixed by adding the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id84939
    published2015-07-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/84939
    titleRHEL 6 : autofs (RHSA-2015:1344)

Redhat

advisories
  • bugzilla
    id1201195
    titleautofs: MAPFMT_DEFAULT is not macro in lookup_program.c
    oval
    OR
    • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
      ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
    • AND
      • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is installed
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20111656003
      • commentautofs is earlier than 1:5.0.5-113.el6
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20151344001
      • commentautofs is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20151344002
    rhsa
    idRHSA-2015:1344
    released2015-07-20
    severityModerate
    titleRHSA-2015:1344: autofs security and bug fix update (Moderate)
  • bugzilla
    id1263508
    titleHeavy program map usage can lead to a hang
    oval
    OR
    • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
      ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20070304026
    • AND
      • commentRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhba:tst:20150364027
      • commentautofs is earlier than 1:5.0.7-54.el7
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20152417001
      • commentautofs is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
        ovaloval:com.redhat.rhsa:tst:20151344002
    rhsa
    idRHSA-2015:2417
    released2015-11-19
    severityModerate
    titleRHSA-2015:2417: autofs security, bug fix and enhancement update (Moderate)
rpms
  • autofs-1:5.0.5-113.el6
  • autofs-debuginfo-1:5.0.5-113.el6
  • autofs-1:5.0.7-54.el7
  • autofs-debuginfo-1:5.0.7-54.el7