| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 670256 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libgssglue (PTS) | buster, bullseye | 0.4-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 0.7-1.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 0.9-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libgssglue | source | (unstable) | 0.4-1 | low | | 670256 |
Notes
[squeeze] - libgssglue <no-dsa> (Minor issue in Squeeze)
Our mount.nfs does not link against libgssglue,
so we do not appear to be affected directly.