libgssapi and libgssglue before 0.4 do not properly check privileges, which allows local…
Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0044 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.3 | Vulnerable | Umich |
| cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Umich |
| cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Umich |
| cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.3 | Vulnerable | Umich |
| cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.1 | Vulnerable | Umich |
| cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Umich |
- cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3 Vulnerable ·Umich
- cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Umich
- cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssglue:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Umich
- cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.3 Vulnerable ·Umich
- cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·Umich
- cpe:2.3:a:umich:libgssapi:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Umich
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2709
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q9g5-vjrr-pw76
References
Other 4
- [oss-security] 20110721 CVE Request -- libgssapi, libgssglue -- Ability to load untrusted configuration file, when loading GSS mechanisms and their definitions during initialization
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694598
- [oss-security] 20110722 Re: CVE Request -- libgssapi, libgssglue -- Ability to load untrusted configuration file, when loading GSS mechanisms and their definitions during initialization
- [oss-security] 20110812 Re: CVE Request -- libgssapi, libgssglue -- Ability to load untrusted configuration file, when loading GSS mechanisms and their definitions during initialization
Sources
- CVE-2011-2709 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-2709 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q9g5-vjrr-pw76 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-2709 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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