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autofs — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8169

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.

Products
autofs
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.0.8-2
CVEs
CVE-2014-8169
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8169

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Mar 2015, 16:59 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8169

autofs

Fixed versions: 5.0.8-2

autofs

Fixed versions: 5.0.8-2

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8169",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8169",
    "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8169",
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          "value": "autofs",
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          }
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      },
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    "severity": "unknown",
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/autofs?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
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          },
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          }
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          },
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T15:47:27.630048262Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8169"
      ]
    },
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2014-8169",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 413938,
  "published_at": "2015-03-18T16:59:00.063+00:00"
}