The default configuration of autofs 5 in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, omits the nosuid option for the hosts (/net filesystem) map, which allows local users to gain privileges via a setuid program on a remote NFS server.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | autofs5-1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.1 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | autofs-1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.1 | * |