Name: CVE-2015-8239: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-8239, CWE-362, CVSS 7, EPSS 0.00876

The SHA-2 digest support in the sudoers plugin in sudo after 1.8.7 allows local users with write permissions to parts of the called command to replace them before it is executed.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade sudo	Jul 30, 2024	Oct 10, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Nov 9, 2015
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Oct 10, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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