CVE-2011-2709 json
libgssapi and libgssglue before 0.4 do not properly check privileges, which allows local users to load untrusted configuration files and ex…
published 2012-06-21 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2690
- cvss
- 6.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- libgssglue Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2709
- libgssglue openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.4-5.10
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10085-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2011-2709 updated cvss 6.2
libgssglue: Ability to load untrusted configuration file, when loading GSS mechanisms and their definitions during initialization
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 libgssapi Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 libgssapi Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libgssglueaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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citi.umich.edu
/projects/nfsv4/linux/libgssglue/libgssglue-0.4.tar.gz
patch
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082297.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082072.html
vendor-advisory
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lwn.net
/Alerts/449415/
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/45075
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/07/21/3
mailing-list
- bugzilla.novell.com /show_bug.cgi?id=694598
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securityfocus.com
/bid/48490
vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/07/22/4
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2011/08/12/10
mailing-list
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secunia.com
/advisories/50785
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/50973
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-2709
- NVD CVE-2011-2709
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