Title: RedHat Linux nfs-server Vulnerabilities
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
There were a few potential security vulnerabilities in the nfs server package shipped with RedHat Linux 5.2. They were a result of the type uid_t being changed to a 32 bit value in glibc 2.0.x. This affected the ability of the suid root binaries involved to drop effective userid properly. Exact details of this vulnerability are unknown at this time.
Affected Products:
- RedHat Linux 5.2.0 i386
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