# CVE-2007-0004: The NFS client implementation in the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3, when a filesystem is mounted with the noacl option, checks

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-09-18 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The NFS client implementation in the kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3, when a filesystem is mounted with the noacl option, checks permissions for the open system call via vfs_permission (mode bits) data rather than an NFS ACCESS call to the server, which allows local client processes to obtain a false success status from open calls that the server would deny, and possibly obtain sensitive information about file permissions on the server, as demonstrated in a root_squash environment. NOTE: it is uncertain whether any scenarios involving this issue cross privilege boundaries.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=199715

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