vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-7076: Security patch for sudo (ALAS-2017-780)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 28, 2016 | Jan 5, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 28, 2016
Added
Jan 5, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
sudo before version 1.8.18p1 is vulnerable to a bypass in the sudo noexec restriction if application run via sudo executed wordexp() C library function with a user supplied argument. A local user permitted to run such application via sudo with noexec restriction could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-sudo
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