Description
A certain Red Hat build script for nfs-utils before 1.0.9-35z.el5_2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP wrappers support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | nfs-utils | 1:1.0.9-35z.el5_2 | RHSA-2008:0486 |
| RHEL 4 | nfs-utils | 1.0.6-93.EL4 | RHSA-2009:0955 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2009:0955 Red Hat Security Advisory: nfs-utils security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2008:0486 Red Hat Security Advisory: nfs-utils security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- redhat-nfsutils-weak-security(44256) vdb-entry
- 1020589 vdb-entry
- 31322 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0486 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10638 vdb-entry signature
- RHSA-2009:0955 vendor-advisory
- 30466 vdb-entry
- 35162 third-party-advisory