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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-7032: Security patch for sudo (ALAS-2017-780)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-7032: Security patch for sudo (ALAS-2017-780)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/22/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/05/2017
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

sudo_noexec.so in Sudo before 1.8.15 on Linux might allow local users to bypass intended noexec command restrictions via an application that calls the (1) system or (2) popen function.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-sudo

References

  • RHSA-2016:2872
  • ALAS-2017-780
  • 95776
  • CVE-2016-7032
  • DLA-707-1
  • USN-3968-3

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