CVE-2016-7091
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 22, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 25, 2016
Description
sudo: It was discovered that the default sudo configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and possibly other Linux implementations preserves the value of INPUTRC which could lead to information disclosure. A local user with sudo access to a restricted program that uses readline could use this flaw to read content from specially formatted files with elevated privileges provided by sudo.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 92615vdb-entry
- RHSA-2016:2593vendor-advisory
- [Bug-readline] 20160524 INPUTRC issuesmailing-list
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