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Ubuntu: USN-3968-3 (CVE-2016-7032): Sudo vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3968-3 (CVE-2016-7032): Sudo vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/22/2016
Created
09/30/2020
Added
09/29/2020
Modified
09/29/2020

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)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-sudo
  • ubuntu-upgrade-sudo-ldap

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