The default configuration for autofs 5 (autofs5) in some Linux distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5, does not specify the nodev mount option for the -hosts map, which allows local users to access important devices by operating a remote NFS server and creating special device files on that server, as demonstrated by the /dev/mem device.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 4.0 (including) | 4.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux | Redhat | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | autofs5-1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el4_6.2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | RedHat | autofs-1:5.0.1-0.rc2.55.el5.2 | * |