sudo before 1.8.12 does not ensure that the TZ environment variable is associated with a zoneinfo file, which allows local users to open arbitrary files for read access (but not view file contents) by running a program within an sudo session, as demonstrated by interfering with terminal output, discarding kernel-log messages, or repositioning tape drives.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade sudo | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Apple Osx Apache | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2015-006 | Aug 28, 2015 | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Apple Osx Sudo | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Mar 29, 2016 | Mar 29, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade sudo | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-admin/sudo. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade sudo-develUpgrade sudo | Oct 16, 2024 | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade sudo-plugin-pythonUpgrade sudo-develUpgrade sudo | Dec 18, 2015 | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade sudo-ldapUpgrade sudo | Nov 8, 2024 | Apr 24, 2017 |
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