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CVE-2016-7091

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Published: Dec 22, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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4.4
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (5)

5 products
Enterprise Linux
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Enterprise Linux Hpc Node
Enterprise Linux Server
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Configuration A
5 vulnerable

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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