vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-7076: Moderate: sudo security update (RHSA-2016:2872)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 28, 2016 | Dec 9, 2016 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 28, 2016
Added
Dec 9, 2016
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-sudoredhat-upgrade-sudo-debuginforedhat-upgrade-sudo-devel
References
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